---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-000345"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHF"
cik: "0001552198"
company_name: "WhiteHorse Finance, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T21:54:42.592859+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WhiteHorse Finance announces death of independent director Kevin F. Burke

## Summary
- Kevin F. Burke, independent director since 2017, passed away on January 13, 2024 at age 69.
- Served on Audit, Compensation, and Nominating committees; no replacement announced.
- Company issued press release on Jan 16; CEO expressed condolences to family.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-000345
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHF
- cik: 0001552198
- company_name: WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552198/000155837024000345/0001558370-24-000345-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552198/000155837024000345/whf-20240113x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-000345
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-000345.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-000345.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin F. Burke departed as director at WhiteHorse Finance, Inc..
  - Action: passed away
  - Role: director
  source text: WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) is deeply saddened to announce that director Kevin F. Burke passed away on January 13, 2024 at the age of 69.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552198/000155837024000345/0001558370-24-000345-index.htm

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