Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Saratoga Investment Corp. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from five to six members and appointed Scott E.…
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Saratoga Investment is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The Company invests primarily in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity to provide financing for change of ownership transactions, strategic acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth initiatives in partnership with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors. Saratoga Investment’s objective is to create attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income and long-term capital appreciation from its debt and equity investments. Saratoga Investment has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is externally managed by Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor focusing on credit-driven strategies. Saratoga Investment Corp. owns two active SBIC-licensed subsidiaries, having surrendered its first license after repaying all debentures for that fund following the end of its investment period and subsequent wind-down. Furthermore, it manages a $350 million collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) fund that has recently repriced and reset its reinvestment period and co-manages a joint venture (“JV”) fund that owns a $400 million collateralized loan obligation (“JV CLO”) fund. It also owns 50% of the Class E2R5 notes and 100% of the subordinated notes of the CLO, 87.5% of both the unse
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of Saratoga Investment Corp. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from five to six members
and appointed Scott E. Zoellner as a director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders,
effective immediately. The Board also determined that Mr. Zoellner is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Company and is independent in accordance with the NYSE rules. The Board appointed
Mr. Zoellner to its audit committee, its compensation committee, and its nominating and corporate governance committee. There are no arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Zoellner and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, nor is there any family
relationship between Mr. Zoellner and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. In addition, Mr. Zoellner
is not a party to any current or proposed transaction between the Company and Mr. Zoellner or his immediate family members that would
be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Zoellner is a Partner and the Chief Operating
and Financial Officer of Niobrara Capital, a technology-oriented middle market private equity firm. At Niobrara Mr. Zoellner serves on
the investment committee, oversees the administrative and finance functions of the firm and leads all capital markets activities. Prior
to 2025, Mr. Zoellner was a Partner at AEA Investors LP for 21 years, serving as Chief Operating Officer and Group Head of the Private
Debt Group and a member of the Investment Committees for the firm’s junior capital and senior debt strategies. His responsibilities
included serving as an observer on several portfolio company boards. In 2022 Mr. Zoellner was named Head of Capital Markets for AEA Investors’
private equity groups. Prior to AEA, Mr. Zoellner was a Managing Director in Leveraged Finance Investment Banking at Credit Suisse (now
UBS). Mr. Zoellner received a B.A. in economics and political science from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of
Business.
In connection with Mr. Zoellner’s appointment
to the Board, the Company and Mr. Zoellner entered into an indemnification agreement, a form of which is incorporated by reference
as an exhibit to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5,
2026.