UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 22, 2021

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (816) 994-3200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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On April 22, 2021, Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (the “Company”) issued and sold 207,806.224 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) for an aggregate offering price of $4,274,574 and a price per share of $20.57. The sale of Common Stock was made pursuant to subscription agreements entered into by the Company and its investors. Under the terms of the subscription agreements, investors are required to fund drawdowns to purchase shares of Common Stock up to the amount of their respective capital commitments on an as-needed basis with a minimum of 10 days’ prior notice to investors.

The issuance of the Common Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D thereunder. The Company relied, in part, upon representations from the investors in the subscription agreements that each investor was an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.

SIGNATURES

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