Note 1. Business and Organization

Antares Strategic Credit Fund II LLC (the “Company”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 15, 2025, which commenced investment operations on July 18, 2025. The Company was organized to provide risk-adjusted returns and current income to shareholders by investing primarily in loans to borrowers in the United States and Canada. The Company’s investment strategy focuses primarily on private credit investments structured as portfolio loans to U.S. borrowers. A “portfolio loan” is a senior secured loan, which may be first lien, second lien or unitranche loans, consisting of term loans, related delayed draw term loans and/or revolving loans. Each tranche of a senior secured loan acquired by the Company is referred to as a portfolio loan. The Company is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company intends to elect to be treated and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is externally managed by Antares Capital Credit Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The Company is a private, perpetual-life BDC, whose common shares (“Common Shares”) are not listed for trading on a stock exchange or other securities market and is an investment vehicle with indefinite duration.

While the Company’s investment strategy primarily focuses on companies in the United States, the Company intends to also invest in companies in Canada, Europe and other locations outside the U.S, subject to compliance with BDC requirements to invest at least 70% of assets in “eligible portfolio companies”. The Company may also invest in preferred equity or debt investments that may be accompanied by equity-related securities (such as options or warrants) and/or select common equity investments.

The Company’s investment strategy also includes a smaller allocation to more liquid credit investments such as broadly syndicated loans and corporate bonds, which may be used primarily to maintain liquidity for the Company’s share repurchase program and manage cash before investing subscription proceeds into originated loans, while also seeking attractive investment returns. The Company may also invest in publicly traded securities of larger corporate issuers on an opportunistic basis when market conditions create compelling potential return opportunities subject to compliance with BDC requirements.

The Company offers its Common Shares on a continuous basis via a private placement ("Private Offering"). Within the United States, the Common Shares are being offered solely to investors that are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Outside of the United States, the Common Shares are being sold in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act.

The Company may enter into interest rate, foreign exchange, and/or other derivative arrangements to hedge against interest rate, currency, and/or other credit related risks through the use of futures, swaps, options and forward contracts. These hedging activities will be subject to the applicable legal and regulatory compliance requirements; however, there can be no assurance any hedging strategy employed will be successful. The Company may also seek to borrow capital in local currencies as a means of hedging non-U.S. dollar denominated investments.

Engaging in commodity interest transactions such as swap transactions or futures contracts for the Company may cause the Adviser to fall within the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and related Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) regulations. The Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the CEA and the CFTC regulations in connection with its management of the Company and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation under the CEA as a commodity pool operator with respect to its management of the Company.

The Company has formed wholly owned subsidiaries for the purpose of holding certain investments in portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include: ASTII Funding SPV LLC ("A-Star II Funding SPV"), ASTII Master Fund LLC ("A-Star II Master Fund") and ASTII Equity Holdings LLC ("A-Star II Equity", and collectively with A-Star II Funding SPV and A-Star II Master Fund, the "Subsidiaries"). The Company consolidates its wholly owned subsidiaries in these consolidated financial statements from the date of the respective subsidiary’s formation.