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8-K Filing8-KWHFCLApril 23, 2026

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. — 8-K Filing

By SEC EDGAR·Issued by WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.·Filed Apr 23, 2026·2 min read

Form: 8-K
Filed: Apr 23, 2026
Accession: 0001104659-26-047807
CIK: 0001552198

Filing Summary

🧾 What This Document Is

This isn't a dense financial report—it's a simple announcement. WhiteHorse Finance (ticker: WHF) is telling the market when to expect its next earnings report and how to listen in. Think of it as a "save the date" for investors.

🏢 What The Company Does

👉 In simple terms, WhiteHorse Finance is a specialized lender. It's a "business development company" (BDC) that makes loans to privately-owned, smaller companies (the "lower middle market") across many industries. It's managed by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a huge global investment firm with over $74 billion under management. This means WhiteHorse has a big, experienced partner pulling the strings.

📅 The Big News: Earnings Call Logistics

The core of this filing is the schedule for their first-quarter 2026 results.

Results Release: Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Conference Call: That same day at 2:00 p.m. ET.
How to Join: Dial 800-267-6316 (US) or +1 203-518-9766 (International), using the reference ID #WHFQ126. You can also listen online via their website.
Replay Available: If you miss it, a recording will be accessible until May 14, 2026.

👉 Why it matters: This call is the first opportunity for investors to hear how WhiteHorse's loan portfolio performed in the new year. For a lender, key things to listen for will be the health of its borrowers, new loans made, and interest income.

📞 Contacts for Investors & Media

The company provided specific people to contact for more information.

Stuart Aronson (WhiteHorse Finance) - 212-506-0500 / [email protected]
Joyson Thomas (WhiteHorse Finance) - 305-379-2322 / [email protected]
Robert Brinberg (Rose & Company, PR firm) - 212-257-5932 / [email protected]

🧠 The Analogy

This announcement is like a movie trailer for a film's premiere night. The trailer (this filing) tells you the exact date the movie (financial results) will be released and gives you the ticket information (call-in details) to watch the premiere (earnings call). The main show, with all the action and story, is still to come on May 7th.

🧩 Final Takeaway

WhiteHorse Finance, a lender to smaller private companies, has scheduled its Q1 2026 earnings call for May 7, 2026. This is a routine but important administrative filing to alert investors and analysts when to tune in for the company's next financial update. The real story will be in the numbers and commentary released that day.

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