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): ~~September~~November 164, 2025

New Mountain Guardian IV BDC, L.L.C.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

814-01528

88-1377220

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

1633 Broadway, 48th Floor, New York, New York		10019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 720-0300

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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
N/A		N/A		N/A

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 31.0201. ~~Unregistered~~Entry ~~Sale~~into ofa ~~Equity~~Material ~~Securities~~Definitive Agreement.

On ~~September~~November 164, 2025, New Mountain Guardian IV BDC, L.L.C. (the “Company”) ~~delivered~~entered ainto ~~capital~~the ~~drawdown~~third ~~notice~~amendment (the “Third Amendment ”) to ~~its~~Loan ~~investors~~and ~~relating~~Security toAgreement (together with the ~~sale~~exhibits ofand 6schedules thereto,~~039,480 of~~ the ~~Company’s~~“Loan ~~units~~Agreement” (and the facility thereunder the “~~Units~~UBS Credit Facility”) ~~for~~by anand ~~aggregate~~among ~~offering~~New ~~price~~Mountain ofGuardian ~~$60~~IV SPV,~~394~~ L.L.C.,~~800~~ as the borrower, the atCompany, aas ~~price~~collateral ~~per~~manager, ~~Unit equal~~equityholder, and seller, the lenders from time to ~~$10.00.~~time Noparty ~~underwriting~~thereto, ~~discounts~~UBS orAG ~~commissions~~London ~~have~~Branch, ~~been~~as orthe administrative ~~will~~agent, beU.S. ~~paid~~Bank inTrust ~~connection~~Company, ~~with~~National Association, as the ~~sale~~collateral ofagent, ~~the~~and ~~Units~~U.S. ~~The~~Bank ~~sale~~National Association, as the ofdocument custodian. Unless otherwise defined, the ~~Units~~terms isherein ~~expected~~shall tohave ~~close~~the onmeaning ~~September~~ascribed ~~30,~~to ~~2025~~them in Third Amendment.

The ~~sale~~Third ofAmendment amended the ~~Units~~Loan ~~described~~Agreement ~~herein was and will be made pursuant~~ to, ~~subscription~~among ~~agreements~~other ~~entered~~things: ~~into~~(i) byextend the ~~Company~~Revolving ~~and~~Period ~~its~~End ~~investors.~~Date ~~Under~~from ~~the~~January ~~terms~~2027 ~~of the subscription agreements, investors are required~~ to ~~fund~~November ~~drawdowns~~2028; toand ~~purchase~~(ii) extend the ~~Units~~Facility upMaturity toDate ~~the~~from ~~amount~~January of2029 ~~its~~to ~~capital~~November ~~commitment~~2030. onAll another ~~as-needed~~terms ~~basis~~of ~~with~~the ~~a minimum~~Loan ofAgreement 10shall ~~business~~remain ~~days’~~in ~~prior~~full ~~notice~~force toand ~~investors~~effect.

The ~~offer~~foregoing ~~and sale~~ description of the ~~Units~~ ~~was~~Third ~~exempt~~Amendment ~~from~~is ~~the~~qualified ~~registration~~in ~~requirements~~its ofentirety ~~the~~by ~~Securities~~reference ~~Act~~to a copy of ~~1933~~Third Amendment, which will be filed as ~~amended,~~an ~~pursuant~~exhibit to ~~Section~~the Company’s ~~4(a)(2)~~Quarterly ~~thereof~~Report ~~and Regulation~~on DForm 10-Q ~~thereunder~~for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Item 92.0103. Creation of a Direct Financial ~~Statements~~Obligation ~~and~~or ~~Exhibits~~an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure set forth above under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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

SIGNATURE

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

	NEW MOUNTAIN Guardian IV BDC, L.L.C.
Date: September 18, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric Kane
Date: November 7, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric Kane
		Name:	Eric Kane
		Title:	Corporate Secretary

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