August 28, 2023
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re:
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
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CIK# 0001476765
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), enclosed for filing on behalf of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), please find:
(i) attached as Exhibit A, a copy of the Company's fidelity bond for the period from September 1, 2023 to
September 1, 2024; and
(ii) attached as Exhibit B, an officer’s certificate certifying the resolutions approved at a meeting of the
board of directors of the Company held on August 3, 2023, which a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act, have approved the fidelity bond.
Please be advised that the fidelity bond premium has been paid for the period from September 1, 2023 to September 1,
2024.
Sincerely,
/s/ Christopher C. Ericson
Christopher C. Ericson
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
August 28, 2023
I, Christopher C.
Ericson, hereby certify that I am the Chief Financial Officer of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), that, as such, I am authorized to execute
this certificate on behalf of the Company, and that:
The resolutions attached hereto as Annex A are true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, at a meeting on August 3, 2023, relating to the fidelity
bond of the Company. Such resolutions have not been amended, modified or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate as of the date first written above.
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/s/ Christopher C. Ericson
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Name: Christopher C. Ericson
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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WHEREAS, the fidelity bond issued by Continental Insurance Company, a reputable fidelity insurance company, against larceny
and embezzlement and such other types of losses as are included in standard fidelity bonds, naming Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (“GBDC”) as an insured is scheduled to expire on September 1, 2023, and GBDC will need to renew or
purchase a fidelity bond for coverage beyond that date in order to comply with the 1940 Act;
RESOLVED, that the GBDC Authorized Officers be, and each hereby is, authorized and empowered to negotiate and enter into such fidelity bond or bonds in at least the aggregate coverage amount required under the
1940 Act that name GBDC as an insured under such bond in substantially the form discussed at the meeting with such modifications as the GBDC Authorized Officer executing such bond, with the advice of counsel, deems necessary
or advisable, or as may be required to conform with the requirements of applicable law, including the 1940 Act, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Financial Officer of GBDC be, and hereby is, designated as the party responsible for making the necessary filings and giving the notices with respect to such bond required by paragraph
(g) of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore taken, and any and all things heretofore done, by any officer or director of GBDC in connection with, or with respect to, the matters referred to in the foregoing
resolutions be, and hereby are, confirmed as authorized and valid acts taken on behalf of GBDC.