---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-159636"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCSF"
cik: "0001655050"
company_name: "Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T06:15:49.000239+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BCSF shareholders vote down renewal of below-NAV share sale authorization

## Summary
- Stockholders did not renew authorization to sell common stock below NAV; vote failed among non-affiliated holders.
- Of 52.7M non-affiliated shares, only 20.3M voted for (38.5%), short of required majority.
- Total outstanding shares voted 32.4M for (majority), but proposal required simultaneous majority of non-affiliated shares.
- BCSF's ability to raise equity below NAV is now restricted without a future stockholder vote.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-159636
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCSF
- cik: 0001655050
- company_name: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655050/000119312525159636/0001193125-25-159636-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655050/000119312525159636/d74356d8k.htm

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