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): March 12, 2024

BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
814-00899
 
56-2594706
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000
Santa Monica, California
 
90405
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 566-1000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
TCPC
The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Item 8.01.
Other Events.

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (the “Company”) currently anticipates that the merger of BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”) with and into an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2024, by and among the Company, BCIC, BCIC Merger Sub, LLC and, solely with respect to certain sections, BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, will close on or about March 18, 2024.


SIGNATURE

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.

 
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
   
Date: March 12, 2024
By:
/s/ Erik Cuellar
 
Name:
Erik Cuellar
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer