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8-K — Stellus Capital Investment Corp

Accession: 0001104659-26-076452

Filed: 2026-06-22

Period: 2026-06-22

CIK: 0001551901

Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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): June 22, 2026

Stellus

Capital Investment Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in

Charter)

Maryland

814-00971

46-0937320

(State

or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4400

Post Oak Parkway, Suite

2200

Houston,

Texas

77027

(Address

of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including

Area Code: (713) 292-5400

Not applicable

(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):

¨ 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

SCM

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 (§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 ¨

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on June 16, 2026, stockholders of Stellus

Capital Investment Corporation (the “Company”) approved a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Advisory Agreement”)

by and between the Company and Stellus Capital Management, LLC (“Stellus Capital Management” or the “Advisor”),

pursuant to which the Advisor will continue to provide investment advisory services to the Company. On June 22, 2026, the Company

entered into the New Advisory Agreement.

The terms of the New Advisory Agreement are identical to the prior

investment advisory agreement, dated October 26, 2012, by and between the Company and the Advisor (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”),

including with respect to the advisory fees payable by the Company to the Advisor, other than the date and term thereof. The base management

fee and incentive fees under the New Advisory Agreement will be calculated in a manner identical to that of the Prior Advisory Agreement.

The New Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for an initial two year period from June 22, 2026, its effective date, and thereafter

from year-to-year, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (A) the vote of the Company’s

board of directors (the “Board”), or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, and (B) the

vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not parties to the New Advisory Agreement or “interested persons”

(as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of any such party,

in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

The New Advisory Agreement became effective on June 22, 2026,

upon the closing of the acquisition of Stellus Capital Management by Ridgepost Capital, LLC, which was completed on June 22, 2026,

and resulted in a change in control of the Advisor. Ridgepost Capital, LLC’s parent company, Ridgepost Capital, Inc., is a

reporting company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Please reference Ridgepost Capital, Inc.’s periodic filings with the

Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information.

The foregoing description of the New Advisory Agreement is not complete

and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Advisory Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit

Number

Description

10.1

Investment Advisory Agreement, dated June 22, 2026, by and between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and Stellus Capital Management, LLC

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 22, 2026

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

By:

/s/ W. Todd Huskinson

Name: W. Todd Huskinson

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION

AND

STELLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

AGREEMENT, dated as of June

22, 2026, between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), and Stellus Capital

Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company.

WHEREAS, the Adviser has agreed

to furnish investment advisory services to the Corporation, which has elected to be regulated as a business development company under

the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, this Agreement has

been approved in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, and the Adviser is willing to furnish such services upon the terms and

conditions herein set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration

of the mutual premises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,

it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:

1. In General. The Adviser agrees, all

as more fully set forth herein, to act as investment advisor to the Corporation with respect to the investment of the Corporation’s

assets and to supervise and arrange for the day-to-day operations of the Corporation and the purchase of assets for and the sale of assets

held in the investment portfolio of the Corporation.

2. Duties and Obligations of the Adviser with

Respect to Investment of Assets of the Corporation.

(a) Subject to the succeeding

provisions of this paragraph and subject to the direction and control of the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board

of Directors”), the Adviser shall act as the investment advisor to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment

of the assets of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the

provisions of this Agreement, (i) determine the composition of the portfolio of the Corporation, the nature and timing of the changes

therein and the manner of implementing such changes; (ii) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the

Corporation; (iii) execute, close, service and monitor the investments that the Corporation makes; (iv) determine the securities and other

assets that the Corporation will purchase, retain or sell; (v) perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and (vi) provide

the Corporation with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Corporation may, from time to time, reasonably

require for the investment of its funds. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to restrict the Corporation’s right to hire

its own employees or to contract for administrative services to be performed by third parties, including but not limited to, the calculation

of the net asset value of the Corporation’s shares.

(b) In the performance of

its duties under this Agreement, the Adviser shall at all times use all reasonable efforts to conform to, and act in accordance with,

any requirements imposed by (i) the provisions of the 1940 Act, and of any rules or regulations in force thereunder, subject to the terms

of any exemptive order applicable to the Corporation; (ii) any other applicable provision of law; (iii) the provisions of the Articles

of Amendment and Restatement and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as such documents are amended from time to time; (iv) the investment objectives,

policies and restrictions applicable to the Corporation as set forth in the Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, initially

filed on September 28, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”), as they may be amended from time to time by the Board of

Directors or stockholders of the Corporation; and (v) any policies and determinations of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and

provided in writing to the Adviser.

to provide qualified personnel to fulfill its duties hereunder and, except as set forth in the following sentence, will bear all costs

and expenses incurred in connection with its investment advisory duties hereunder. The Corporation shall reimburse the Adviser for all

direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the Adviser for office space rental, office equipment, utilities and other non-compensation

related overhead allocable to performance of investment advisory services hereunder by the Adviser, including the costs and expenses of

due diligence of potential investments, monitoring performance of the Corporation’s investments, serving as directors and officers

of portfolio companies, providing managerial assistance to portfolio companies, enforcing the Corporation’s rights in respect of

its investments and disposing of investments. All allocations made pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be made pursuant to allocation

guidelines approved from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall also be responsible for the payment of all the

Corporation’s other expenses, including payment of the fees payable to the Adviser under Section 6 hereof; organizational and offering

expenses; expenses incurred in valuing the Corporation’s assets and computing its net asset value per share (including the cost

and expenses of any independent valuation firm); expenses incurred by the Adviser or payable to third parties, including agents, consultants

or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for the Corporation and in monitoring the Corporation’s investments

and performing due diligence on the Corporation’s prospective portfolio companies or otherwise related to, or associated with, evaluating

and making investments; interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance the Corporation’s investments and expenses related

to unsuccessful portfolio acquisition efforts; offerings of the Corporation’s common stock and other securities; investment advisory

and management fees payable under this Agreement; administration fees; transfer agent and custody fees and expenses; federal and state

registration fees; all costs of registration and listing the Corporation’s shares on any securities exchange; federal, state and

local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses; costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other regulators; costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices

to stockholders, including printing costs; the costs associated with individual or group stockholders; the Corporation’s allocable

portion of the fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums; direct

costs and expenses of administration and operation, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other

staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs; and all other non-investment advisory expenses incurred by the Corporation or the

Adviser in connection with the administering the Corporation’s business.

(d) The Adviser shall give

the Corporation the benefit of its professional judgment and effort in rendering services hereunder, but neither the Adviser nor any of

its officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons shall be liable for any act or omission or for any loss sustained by

the Corporation in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, provided, that the foregoing exculpation shall not apply

to a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless

disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement; provided further, however, that the foregoing shall not constitute a waiver

of any rights which the Corporation may have which may not be waived under applicable law.

(e) The Adviser will place

orders either directly with the issuer or with any broker or dealer. Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, in placing orders

with brokers and dealers, the Adviser will attempt to obtain the best price and the most favorable execution of its orders. In placing

orders, the Adviser will consider the experience and skill of the firm’s securities traders as well as the firm’s financial

responsibility and administrative efficiency. Consistent with this obligation, the Adviser may select brokers on the basis of the research,

statistical and pricing services they provide to the Corporation and other clients of the Adviser. Information and research received from

such brokers will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by the Adviser hereunder. A commission

paid to such brokers may be higher than that which another qualified broker would have charged for effecting the same transaction, provided

that the Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in terms either of the transaction or the overall responsibility

of the Adviser to the Corporation and its other clients and that the total commissions paid by the Corporation will be reasonable in relation

to the benefits to the Corporation over the long term, subject to review by the Board of Directors of the Corporation from time to time

with respect to the extent and continuation of such practice to determine whether the Corporation benefits, directly or indirectly, from

such practice.

3. Services Not Exclusive. Nothing in this

Agreement shall prevent the Adviser or any officer, employee or other affiliate thereof from acting as investment advisor for any other

person, firm or corporation, or from engaging in any other lawful activity, and shall not in any way limit or restrict the Adviser or

any of its officers, employees or agents from buying, selling or trading any securities for its or their own accounts or for the accounts

of others for whom it or they may be acting; provided, however, that the Adviser will not undertake, and will cause its employees not

to undertake, activities which, in its reasonable judgment, will adversely affect the performance of the Adviser’s obligations under

this Agreement.

4. Agency Cross Transactions. From time

to time, the Adviser or brokers or dealers affiliated with it may find themselves in a position to buy for certain of their brokerage

clients (each an “Account”) securities which the Adviser’s investment advisory clients wish to sell, and to sell

for certain of their brokerage clients securities which advisory clients wish to buy. Where one of the parties is an advisory client,

the Adviser or the affiliated broker or dealer cannot participate in this type of transaction (known as a cross transaction) on behalf

of an advisory client and retain commissions from one or both parties to the transaction without the advisory client’s consent.

This is because in a situation where the Adviser is making the investment decision (as opposed to a brokerage client who makes his own

investment decisions), and the Adviser or an affiliate is receiving commissions from both sides of the transaction, there is a potential

conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities on the Adviser’s part regarding the advisory client. The SEC has adopted

a rule under the Advisers Act which permits the Adviser or its affiliates to participate on behalf of an Account in agency cross transactions

if the advisory client has given written consent in advance. By execution of this Agreement, the Corporation authorizes the Adviser or

its affiliates to participate in agency cross transactions involving an Account. The Corporation may revoke its consent at any time by

written notice to the Adviser.

5. Expenses. During the term of this Agreement,

the Adviser will bear all compensation expense (including health insurance, pension benefits, payroll taxes and other compensation related

matters) of its employees and shall bear the costs of any salaries or directors’ fees of any officers or directors of the Corporation

who are affiliated persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Adviser.

6. Compensation of the Adviser. The Adviser,

for its services to the Corporation, will be entitled to receive a management fee (the “Base Management Fee”) and an

incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) from the Corporation.

(a) The Base Management Fee

will be calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Corporation’s gross assets, including assets purchased with borrowed funds

or other forms of leverage and excluding cash and cash equivalents. The Base Management Fee is payable quarterly in arrears on a calendar

quarter basis. The Base Management Fee will be calculated based on the average value of the Corporation’s gross assets at the end

of the two most recently completed calendar quarters prior to the quarter for which such fees are being calculated. Base Management Fees

for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated.

(b) The Incentive Fee will

consist of two parts, as follows:

(i) The first component

of the Incentive Fee (the “Income-Based Fee”) will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Pre-Incentive

Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter for which such fees are being calculated and shall be payable

promptly following the filing of the Corporation’s financial statements for such quarter. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment

Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination,

structuring, diligence, managerial assistance and consulting fees or other fees that the Corporation receives from portfolio companies)

accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Corporation’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee,

expenses payable under the Corporation’s administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), any interest

expense and any dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net

Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments

with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income not yet received in cash; provided, however, that the portion

of the Incentive Fee attributable to deferred interest features shall be paid, together with interest thereon from the date of deferral

to the date of payment at the prime rate published from time to time by the Wall Street Journal or, in the absence thereof, a bank chosen

by the board of directors, only if and to the extent received in cash, and any accrual thereof shall be reversed if and to the extent

such interest is reversed in connection with any write off or similar treatment of the investment giving rise to any deferred interest

accrual, applied in each case in the order such interest was accrued. Such subsequent payments in respect of previously accrued income

shall not reduce the amounts payable for any quarter pursuant to clause (ii) below. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include

any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.

(ii) Pre-Incentive

Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Corporation’s net assets (defined as total assets less

senior securities constituting indebtedness and preferred stock) at the end of the calendar quarter for which such fees are being calculated,

will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 2.0% per quarter (8.0% annualized). The Corporation will pay the Adviser the Income-Based

Fee with respect to the Corporation’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in each calendar quarter as follows:

(A) No Income-Based Fee for any calendar quarter in which the Corporation’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment

Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;

(B) 100% of the Corporation’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for any calendar quarter with

respect to that portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for such quarter, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less

than 2.5% (10.0% annualized); and

quarter with respect to that portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for such quarter, if any, that exceeds 2.5% (10.0%

annualized);

provided that, no Incentive Fee in respect

of Sections 6(b)(i) and 6(b)(ii) hereof will be payable except to the extent 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting

from operations over the calendar quarter for which such fees are being calculated and the 11 preceding quarters exceeds the cumulative

Incentive Fees accrued and/or paid pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof for such 11 preceding quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative

net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the amount, if positive, of the sum of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment

Income, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of the Corporation for the calendar quarter for which such

fees are being calculated and the 11 preceding calendar quarters. These calculations will be appropriately adjusted for any share issuances

or repurchases during the calendar quarter for which such fees are being calculated.

(iii) The second

part of the Incentive Fee (the “Capital Gains Fee”) will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each

calendar year (or upon termination of this Agreement as set forth below) and is calculated at the end of each applicable year by subtracting

(1) the sum of the Corporation’s cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation from

(2) the Corporation’s cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, in each case calculated from October 26, 2012. If the amount

so calculated is positive, then the Capital Gains Fee for such year is equal to 20.0% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of Capital

Gains Fees paid in all prior years. If such amount is negative, then no Capital Gains Fee will be payable for such year. If this Agreement

is terminated as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date shall be treated as though it were a calendar year end

for purposes of calculating and paying a Capital Gains Fee.

7. Indemnification. The Adviser (and its

officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser)

shall not be liable to the Corporation for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser in connection with the performance of

any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Corporation (except to the extent specified

in Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial

proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services), and the Corporation shall indemnify, defend and protect the Adviser

(and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with

the Adviser) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities,

costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified

Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or

suit by or in the right of the Corporation or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the

Adviser’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the

preceding sentence of this Section 7 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties

against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Corporation

or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross

negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and obligations

under this Agreement (as the same shall be determined in accordance with the 1940 Act and any interpretations or guidance by the SEC or

its staff thereunder).

8. Duration and Termination.

(a) This Agreement shall become

effective as of the first date above written. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60

days’ written notice, (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, (ii) by the vote of

the Corporation’s Directors, or (iii) by the Advisor. The provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and

effect, and the Advisor shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding

the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Advisor shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Section 3 through

the date of termination or expiration and Section 8 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Advisor and its representatives

as and to the extent applicable.

(b) This Agreement shall continue

in effect for two years from the date hereof and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that

such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (A) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding

voting securities of the Corporation and (B) the vote of a majority of the members of the Corporation’s Board who are not parties

to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of any such party,

in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act).

9. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement

shall be in writing to the other party at such address as the other party may designate from time to time for the receipt of such notice

and shall be deemed to be received on the earlier of the date actually received or on the fourth day after the postmark if such notice

is mailed first class postage prepaid.

10. Amendment of this Agreement. This Agreement

may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Corporation must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940

Act.

11. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This

Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect

to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and in accordance

with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. In such case, to the extent the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the

provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

12. Miscellaneous. The captions in this

Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect

their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise,

the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of the

parties hereto and their respective successors.

13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be

executed in counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which shall constitute an original counterpart, and all of which, together, shall

constitute one Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused

the foregoing instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and the year first above written.

STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION

By:

/s/ W. Todd Huskinson

Name:

W. Todd Huskinson

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

STELLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:

/s/ Robert T. Ladd

Name:

Robert T. Ladd

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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