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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2026

ANTARES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312 638-4000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

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 January 8, 2026, Antares Private Credit Fund (the “Fund”) entered into an agreement with Apple Bank and Webster Bank, National Association (the “Commitment Increase Agreement”), pursuant to the Fund’s senior secured credit facility among the Fund, as borrower, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, and the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto (as supplemented or amended, the “SMBC Credit Facility”), to increase the aggregate commitments under the SMBC Credit Facility from $500 million to $560 million through the accordion feature in the SMBC Credit Facility. The accordion feature in the SMBC Credit Facility allows the Fund, under certain circumstances, to increase the total facility to a maximum of $875 million, subject to certain conditions.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Commitment Increase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Commitment Increase Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

* Exhibits and/or schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the SEC upon its request.

SIGNATURE

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.