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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001379785-22-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220630
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220630
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220630

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Barings BDC, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001379785
		IRS NUMBER:				061798488
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00733
		FILM NUMBER:		221058388

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 SOUTH TRYON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(704) 805-7200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 SOUTH TRYON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Triangle Capital CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061101
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i8191a6268cfc4a07a3bd36eb1f81b15c_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><font 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style="margin-top:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">I</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">tem 5.07.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:23.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Barings BDC, Inc. 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Of the eligible shares of common stock to be voted, 64,744,186 were voted in person or by proxy at the Reconvened Meeting.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:23.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">At the Reconvened Meeting, stockholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposal, which was described in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2022&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.8pt">Proposal No. 2 &#8211; to approve a proposal to authorize the Company, pursuant to subsequent approval of its Board of Directors, to issue and sell shares of its common stock (during the 12 months following such authorization) at a price below the Company&#8217;s then-current net asset value per share in one or more offerings, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Proxy Statement (including, without limitation, that the number of shares issued and sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 30% of the Company&#8217;s then-outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such offering) (the &#8220;Below-NAV Share Issuance Proposal&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:23.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Below-NAV Share Issuance Proposal was approved by the Company&#8217;s stockholders at the Reconvened Meeting. 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