Form 8-K - Current report

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): February 5, 2025

SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

811-23881

88-2315951

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of 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

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 ☐

If 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 February 5, 2025, the Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing declaration of both common and preferred dividends for the first fiscal quarter 2026 months ending April 30, 2025, May 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025. 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.

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: February 5, 2025	By:	/s/ Ujjaval Desai
	Name:	Ujjaval Desai
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.

ANNOUNCES FIRST FISCAL QUARTER 2026

COMMON DISTRIBUTIONS and Preferred

Distributions

February 5, 2025

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SPMC, SPMA), 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 first fiscal quarter 2026. (second calendar quarter of 2025).

The Company is declaring a monthly distribution of $0.25 per share on its common stock to be paid on each of April 30, 2025, May 30, 2025, and June 30, 2025.

The distributions are payable based on the following schedule:

Record Date	Payable Date	Amount per common share
April 15, 2025	April 30, 2025	$0.25
May 15, 2025	May 30, 2025	$0.25
June 13, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.25

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 2025 calendar year.

The Company is also pleased to announce the declaration of distributions on shares of the Company’s 8.00% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (the “Series A Term Preferred Stock”) as follows:

Record Date	Payable Date	Amount per common share
April 15, 2025	April 30, 2025	$0.16667
May 15, 2025	May 30, 2025	$0.16667
June 13, 2025	June 30, 2025	$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.

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 Capital

(833) 217-6665

ir@soundpointmeridiancap.com

www.soundpointmeridiancap.com

NOT FDIC INSURED ● NO BANK GUARANTEE ● MAY LOSE VALUE

Cover	Feb. 05, 2025
Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Feb. 05, 2025
Entity File Number	811-23881
Entity Registrant Name	SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001930147
Entity Tax Identification Number	88-2315951
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	375 Park Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two	34th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10152
City Area Code	(212)
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Trading Symbol	SPMC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
8.00% Series A Preferred Stock due 2029
Title of 12(b) Security	8.00% Series A Preferred Stock due 2029
Trading Symbol	SPMA
Security Exchange Name	NYSE