Form 8-K

8-K — Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc.

Accession: 0001829126-26-005503

Filed: 2026-05-20

Period: 2026-05-20

CIK: 0001930147

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): May 20, 2026

SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact

name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

811-23881

99-3083840

(State

or Other Jurisdiction

Incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification

No.)

375 Park Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York

10152

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (212) 895-2293

(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:

☐

Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.001 per share

SPMC

New York Stock Exchange

8.00%

Series A Preferred Stock due 2029

SPMA

New York Stock Exchange

7.875%

Series B Preferred Stock due 2030

SPME

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-

2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging

growth company ☐

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item

8.01 – Other Events.

On May 20, 2026, Sound Point Meridian Capital,

Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing declaration of both common and preferred dividends for the second fiscal

quarter 2027 months ending July 31, 2026, August 31, 2026, and September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit

99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated May 20, 2026

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Sound

Point Meridian Capital, Inc.

Date:

May 20, 2026

By:

/s/

Ujjaval Desai

Name:

Ujjaval Desai

Title:

Chief Executive

Officer

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.

ANNOUNCES SECOND FISCAL QUARTER 2027

COMMON and Preferred Distributions

May 20, 2026

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SPMC, SPMA, SPME), a closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Company”), today is pleased to announce the declaration of distributions on shares of the Company’s common and preferred stock for the second fiscal quarter 2027 (third calendar quarter of 2026).

The Company is declaring a monthly distribution of $0.20 per share on its common stock to be paid on each of July 31, 2026, August 31, 2026, and September 30, 2026.

The distributions will be payable according to the following schedule:

Record Date

Payable Date

Amount per common share

July 15, 2026

July 31, 2026

$0.20

August 14, 2026

August 31, 2026

$0.20

September 15, 2026

September 30, 2026

$0.20

Distributions on common stock are generally paid from net investment income (regular interest and dividends) and may also include capital gains and/or a return of capital. The specific tax characteristics of the distributions will be reported to the Company’s stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the 2026 calendar year.

The Company is also declaring a monthly distribution of $0.16667 on shares of the Company’s 8.00% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (the “Series A Term Preferred Stock”) to be paid on each of July 31, 2026, August 31, 2026, and September 30, 2026.

The distributions will be payable according to the following schedule:

Record

Date

Payable

Date

Amount per preferred share

July 15, 2026

July 31, 2026

$0.16667

August 14, 2026

August 31, 2026

$0.16667

September 15, 2026

September 30, 2026

$0.16667

The distributions on the Series A Term Preferred Stock reflect an annual distribution rate of 8.00% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share.

The Company is also pleased to announce the declaration of distributions on shares of the Company’s 7.875% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2030 (the “Series B Term Preferred Stock”) as follows:

Record

Date

Payable

Date

Amount per preferred share

July 15, 2026

July 31, 2026

$0.1640625

August 14, 2026

August 31, 2026

$0.1640625

September 15, 2026

September 30, 2026

$0.1640625

The distributions on the Series B Term Preferred Stock reflect an annual distribution rate of 7.875% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation, by investing primarily in third-party collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) equity and mezzanine tranches of predominately U.S. dollar-denominated CLOs backed by corporate leveraged loans issued primarily to U.S. obligors. The Company is externally managed and advised by Sound Point Meridian Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. For additional information, visit https://www.soundpointmeridiancap.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the prospectus and the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

Source: Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc.

Investor Relations:

Julie Smith – Sound Point Meridian Capital

(833) 217-6665

ir@soundpointmeridiancap.com

www.soundpointmeridiancap.com

NOT FDIC INSURED ● NO BANK GUARANTEE ● MAY LOSE VALUE

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