UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2020

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Barings BDC, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland	814-00733	06-1798488
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 2500 Charlotte, North Carolina		28202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 805-7200

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	BBDC	The New York Stock Exchange

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished by the Company in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, insofar as it discloses historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations or financial condition as of and for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated February 27, 2020

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Barings BDC, Inc.
Date: February 27, 2020	By:	/s/ Jonathan Bock
		Jonathan Bock
		Chief Financial Officer