{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"169539","rtpr_id":"nPnM1RDra-20261014","ticker":"WHF","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["WHF"],"title":"WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Special Distribution And To Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T20:30:00.361Z","article_body":"WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Special Distribution And To Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (\"WhiteHorse\nFinance\" or the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced that its board of\ndirectors has declared a special distribution of $0.17 per share, which will\nbe payable on December 10, 2026 to stockholders of record as of October 30,\n2026.\n\nDistributions are paid from taxable earnings and may include a return of\ncapital and/or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of the\ndistributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end\nof the calendar year and in the Company's periodic reports filed with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission.\n\nIn addition, the Company today announced that it will release its third\nquarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026 on Monday,\nNovember 9, 2026. The Company will discuss its financial results on a\nconference call that day at 1:00 p.m. ET.\n\nTo access the teleconference, please dial 800-267-6316 (domestic) or +1\n203-518-9783 (international) approximately 10 minutes before the\nteleconference's scheduled start time and reference ID #WHFQ326. Investors may\nalso access the call on the investor relations portion of the Company's\nwebsite at www.whitehorsefinance.com (http://www.whitehorsefinance.com) .\n\nIf you are unable to access the live teleconference, a replay will be\navailable beginning approximately two hours after the call's completion\nthrough November 16, 2026. The teleconference replay can be accessed by\ndialing 800-757-4770 or +1 402-220-7228 for international callers. A webcast\nreplay will also be available on the investor relations portion of the\nCompany's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com\n(http://www.whitehorsefinance.com) .\n\nAbout WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\nWhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and\ninvests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a\nbroad range of industries. The Company's investment activities are managed by\nH.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, (\"H.I.G.\nCapital\"). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager with\nover $75 billion of capital under management* across a number of funds focused\non the small and mid-cap markets. For more information about H.I.G. Capital,\nplease visit http://www.higcapital.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798296-1&h=2699982624&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3082948-1%26h%3D944587293%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.higcapital.com%252F%26a%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.higcapital.com&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.higcapital.com)\n. For more information about the Company, please visit\nhttp://www.whitehorsefinance.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798296-1&h=1551102976&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehorsefinance.com%2F&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehorsefinance.com)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release may contain \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning\nof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than\nstatements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute\nforward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or\nresults and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of\na number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to\nupdate any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date of this press release.\n\nContacts\nStuart Aronson\nWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n212-506-0500\nsaronson@higwhitehorse.com (mailto:saronson@higwhitehorse.com)\n\nJoyson Thomas\nWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n305-379-2322\njthomas@higwhitehorse.com (mailto:jthomas@higwhitehorse.com)\n\nRobert Brinberg\nRose & Company\n212-257-5932\nwhitehorse@roseandco.com (mailto:whitehorse@roseandco.com)\n\n* Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whitehorse-finance-inc-announces-special-distribution-and-to-report-third-quarter-2026-financial-results-302909059.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whitehorse-finance-inc-announces-special-distribution-and-to-report-third-quarter-2026-financial-results-302909059.html)\n\nSOURCE WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnM1RDra-20261014","title":"WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Special Distribution And To Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"WHF","created":"2026-10-14T20:30:00.361Z","tickers":["WHF"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Special Distribution And To Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (\"WhiteHorse\nFinance\" or the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced that its board of\ndirectors has declared a special distribution of $0.17 per share, which will\nbe payable on December 10, 2026 to stockholders of record as of October 30,\n2026.\n\nDistributions are paid from taxable earnings and may include a return of\ncapital and/or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of the\ndistributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end\nof the calendar year and in the Company's periodic reports filed with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission.\n\nIn addition, the Company today announced that it will release its third\nquarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026 on Monday,\nNovember 9, 2026. The Company will discuss its financial results on a\nconference call that day at 1:00 p.m. ET.\n\nTo access the teleconference, please dial 800-267-6316 (domestic) or +1\n203-518-9783 (international) approximately 10 minutes before the\nteleconference's scheduled start time and reference ID #WHFQ326. Investors may\nalso access the call on the investor relations portion of the Company's\nwebsite at www.whitehorsefinance.com (http://www.whitehorsefinance.com) .\n\nIf you are unable to access the live teleconference, a replay will be\navailable beginning approximately two hours after the call's completion\nthrough November 16, 2026. The teleconference replay can be accessed by\ndialing 800-757-4770 or +1 402-220-7228 for international callers. A webcast\nreplay will also be available on the investor relations portion of the\nCompany's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com\n(http://www.whitehorsefinance.com) .\n\nAbout WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\nWhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and\ninvests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a\nbroad range of industries. The Company's investment activities are managed by\nH.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, (\"H.I.G.\nCapital\"). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager with\nover $75 billion of capital under management* across a number of funds focused\non the small and mid-cap markets. For more information about H.I.G. Capital,\nplease visit http://www.higcapital.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798296-1&h=2699982624&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3082948-1%26h%3D944587293%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.higcapital.com%252F%26a%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.higcapital.com&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.higcapital.com)\n. For more information about the Company, please visit\nhttp://www.whitehorsefinance.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798296-1&h=1551102976&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehorsefinance.com%2F&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehorsefinance.com)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release may contain \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning\nof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than\nstatements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute\nforward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or\nresults and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of\na number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to\nupdate any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date of this press release.\n\nContacts\nStuart Aronson\nWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n212-506-0500\nsaronson@higwhitehorse.com (mailto:saronson@higwhitehorse.com)\n\nJoyson Thomas\nWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n305-379-2322\njthomas@higwhitehorse.com (mailto:jthomas@higwhitehorse.com)\n\nRobert Brinberg\nRose & Company\n212-257-5932\nwhitehorse@roseandco.com (mailto:whitehorse@roseandco.com)\n\n* Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whitehorse-finance-inc-announces-special-distribution-and-to-report-third-quarter-2026-financial-results-302909059.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whitehorse-finance-inc-announces-special-distribution-and-to-report-third-quarter-2026-financial-results-302909059.html)\n\nSOURCE WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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