Great Elm Capital Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Great Elm Capital Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 4, 2026, Great Elm Capital Corp. ("we," "us," "our" or the "Company") issued the press release furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The foregoing information (including the exhibit hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 1, 2026, the Company's board of directors appointed Jason W. Reese to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective immediately following the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026. Upon Mr. Reese's assumption of this role, Matt Kaplan, who was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective March 4, 2022, concluded his service as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. This decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or procedures. Mr. Kaplan will remain with the Company’s external investment adviser, Great Elm Capital Management, LLC (“GECM”), as a portfolio manager.

Mr. Reese will not receive compensation from the Company for his service as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Reese, 60, is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Imperial Capital Asset Management, LLC (“ICAM”) and the Co-Founder of Imperial Capital, LLC (“Imperial Capital”), both founded in 1997. ICAM has managed various hedge funds, investment partnerships, a private REIT and a private equity fund. Imperial Capital is a registered broker-dealer. During his time at Imperial Capital, Mr. Reese formed Monomoy Properties REIT, LLC in 2014, focusing on the Industrial Outdoor Storage sector and continues to serve on the Board of Directors. Mr. Reese is also a founding member of City Ventures, LLC, a California-based private home builder, and has served on the Board of Directors since its inception in 2009. Prior to Imperial Capital, Mr. Reese was a principal with Gordon Investment Corporation (“Gordon”), a merchant banking firm in New York and Dallas, where he focused on investing in distressed real estate transactions, high yield securities and leveraged buyouts. Prior to his time with Gordon, Mr. Reese worked in the Corporate Finance Group at PaineWebber in New York. Mr. Reese graduated with honors from Yale University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Mr. Reese also serves a member of the investment committee of GECM, and as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors Great Elm Group, Inc. (“GEG”), the parent company of GECM. GEG owns approximately 9.7% of our common stock as of the date hereof.

We have entered into various agreements with GEG and GECM, including a license agreement with GEG and our Investment Management Agreement and our Administration Agreement with GECM, each as disclosed in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GECM has also entered into the Shared Services Agreement, pursuant to which ICAM makes available to GECM certain back-office employees of ICAM to provide services to GECM in exchange for reimbursement by GECM of the allocated portion of such employees’ time.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished with this report but shall not be deemed filed:

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.