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TABLE OF CONTENTS ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or None . TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Form 10 - K For the transition period from Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) WHITEHORSE FINANCE , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) 1450 Brickell Avenue , 31st Floor Miami , Florida ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) to Commission file number : 814-00967 ( 305 ) 381-6999 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share 6.50 % Notes due 2025 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 45-4247759 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol ( s ) WHF 33131 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Global Select Market ) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Global Select Market ) WHFBZ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer > Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant on June 30 , 2020 based on the closing price on that date of $ 10.30 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market was approximately $ 211.6 million . For the purposes of calculating this amount only , all directors and executive officers of the registrant have been treated as affiliates . There were 20,546,032 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of March 2 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE