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Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a Nasdaq-listed specialty finance company regulated as a business development company. The record includes Form 8-K reports for operating results, financial-condition updates, Regulation FD earnings materials, and material governance events involving the board of directors.
Proxy filings cover annual meeting procedures, director elections, auditor ratification, stockholder voting matters, and board governance. The filings also identify the company’s common stock, emerging growth company status, and public-company reporting framework for an externally managed BDC focused on lending to privately held middle-market companies.
For Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN), director and Co-Chief Investment Officer Scott Gordon reported an open-market purchase of 134 shares of common stock on 2026-08-31 at $10.22 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 96,190 shares and is reported as a potential indirect beneficial owner of 2,887,204 shares held by Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, which he disclaims except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) reported that President Bernardino Colonna purchased a total of 1,000 shares of Common Stock in the open market. The purchases occurred on August 28, 2026 (250 shares at $10.18 per share) and August 31, 2026 (750 shares at a weighted-average price of $10.2467 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $10.23 to $10.28 per share). All reported holdings are described as direct ownership.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) reported that its President, Bernardino Colonna, purchased a total of 1,600 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions over three days. He bought 400 shares on August 25, 2026 at a weighted-average price of $10.175 per share, 600 shares on August 26, 2026 at a weighted-average price of $10.156 per share, and 600 shares on August 27, 2026 at a weighted-average price of $10.1767 per share. Each reported price reflects a weighted-average purchase price across multiple trades within intraday ranges of $10.10–$10.20, $10.15–$10.16, and $10.16–$10.18, respectively, and all shares are held directly.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) director and Co-Chief Investment Officer Scott Gordon reported open-market purchases of a total of 7,733 shares of common stock on August 25–27, 2026, at prices between $10.12 and a weighted-average of $10.188 per share. The filing also lists 2,887,204 shares of common stock held indirectly through Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, for which Mr. Gordon may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner but disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN), a specialty finance company regulated as a business development company and RIC, has filed a shelf registration to offer up to $500,000,000 of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights, warrants and units, which may be issued from time to time, including potentially below NAV in limited, shareholder‑approved cases.
The company focuses on secured lending to privately held businesses in highly regulated and complex sectors, with an emphasis on the cannabis ecosystem, and held investments in 37 portfolio companies with fair value of $334.8 million as of June 30, 2026, 73.6% in cannabis. As of that date, the portfolio was 89.5% first‑lien senior secured debt, and LIEN’s NAV per share was $13.26 versus a Nasdaq share price of $10.01 on August 21, 2026. The company uses a $100 million revolving credit facility, with $27 million drawn at June 30, 2026, and discloses total annual expenses of 8.74% of net assets, including base and incentive advisory fees and interest. A merger with affiliate Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc., in which REFI will elect BDC status and merge into LIEN based on a NAV‑based exchange ratio, is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) reported that director and Co-Chief Investment Officer Scott Gordon purchased a total of 9,215 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on August 20, 21 and 24, 2026, at prices ranging from $9.70 to $10.11 per share based on weighted-average prices. The filing also lists 2,887,204 shares of Common Stock held indirectly through Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, for which Mr. Gordon may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner, while he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN) reported that John Mazarakis, a ten percent owner, purchased 60,000 shares of Common Stock on August 17, 2026 at a weighted-average price of $9.44 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $9.39 to $9.44. These shares are held directly, and his direct holdings after this transaction are 60,000 shares.
Separately, the filing lists indirect holdings of 2,887,204 shares through Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC and 241,204 shares through CA Credit SPV, LLC. The filing states that Mr. Mazarakis may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of those shares for Section 16 purposes, but he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (ticker LIEN) reported that director and Co-Chief Investment Officer Gordon Scott purchased a total of 44,084 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on August 17–19, 2026 at prices around $9.53–$9.57 per share, with some prices disclosed as weighted averages over intraday ranges. The filing also reports 2,887,204 shares of Common Stock held indirectly through Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, for which Mr. Scott may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (ticker LIEN) reported that its Chief Accounting Officer, Fazio Gianni James Lezziere, purchased 200 shares of common stock on 2026-08-17. The shares were bought in a purchase in open market or private transaction at $9.55 per share, resulting in direct ownership of 200 shares following the transaction.
Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (symbol LIEN) reported that officer Umesh Mahajan (Secretary; Co-CIO) purchased 4,000 shares of its common stock on August 17, 2026 at $9.60 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this purchase, Mahajan directly holds 6,997 shares of Chicago Atlantic BDC common stock. The filing indicates the Rule 10b5-1 trading-plan checkbox was not selected.