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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-016925"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GBDC"
cik: "0001476765"
company_name: "GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T04:43:43.582951+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Golub Capital BDC increases authorized shares to 501M from 351M, approved by stockholders

## Summary
- Amendment raised authorized capital stock to 500M common and 1M preferred shares, effective Feb 21, 2025.
- Stockholders voted 133.2M for, 5.1M against, 5.9M abstain at reconvened annual meeting.
- Record date shares outstanding: 264,277,128 as of Dec 5, 2024.
- No immediate capital raise announced; authorization provides future flexibility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-016925
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GBDC
- cik: 0001476765
- company_name: GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476765/000110465925016925/0001104659-25-016925-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476765/000110465925016925/tm257350d1_8k.htm

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