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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001379785-25-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBDC"
cik: "0001379785"
company_name: "Barings BDC, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T03:41:35.909968+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Barings BDC reports Q1 NII $0.25/share, NAV flat at $11.29; quarterly dividend $0.26

## Summary
- Net investment income $26.4M ($0.25/share); net increase from operations $32.6M ($0.31/share).
- NAV per share unchanged at $11.29; debt-to-equity rose to 1.28x from 1.23x.
- Regular quarterly dividend $0.26/share declared, plus $0.05 special dividend payable June 11.
- Stockholders rejected below-NAV share issuance proposal (40.9M for, 17.0M against).
- Post-quarter: terminated MVC CSA with Barings for $23M cash; deployed $106.5M in new investments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001379785-25-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBDC
- cik: 0001379785
- company_name: Barings BDC, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978525000026/0001379785-25-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978525000026/bbdc-20250508.htm

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