Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund - 10-K

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the SEC. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us also may impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, the net asset value of our Common Shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The risk factors described below are the principal risk factors associated with an investment in us as well as those factors generally associated with an investment company with investment objectives, investment policies, capital structure or trading markets similar to ours.

The following is a summary of the principal risk factors associated with an investment in the Fund. Further details regarding each risk included in the below summary list can be found further below.

We are subject to risks related to our business and structure.

• We depend upon the senior management of Churchill for our success, and upon its access to the investment professionals of Nuveen and its affiliates. Any inability to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.

• There may be conflicts related to obligations that senior investment professionals of the Advisers and members of their investment committees have to other clients. There may be conflicts related to the investment and related activities of TIAA and the Advisers, and these conflicts could prevent us from making or disposing of certain investments on the terms desired.

• The recommendations that the Adviser gives to us may differ from those rendered to its other clients.

• Our management and incentive fee structure may create incentives for Churchill and certain of its investment professionals that are not fully aligned with the interests of our shareholders.

• Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted, which may limit the scope of investments available to us.

• We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on our earnings if we are unable to qualify or maintain qualification as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code.

• Regulations governing our operation as a BDC affect our ability to and the way in which we raise additional capital.

• We are exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.

• Many of our portfolio investments will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, as the Valuation Designee, subject to the oversight of the Board, and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

• We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.

• Global economic, political and market conditions may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

• We are currently operating in a period of significant market disruption and economic uncertainty, which may have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and operations. An extended disruption in the capital markets and the credit markets could negatively affect our business.

• New or modified laws or regulations governing our operations could adversely affect our business.

• The failure of cybersecurity protection systems, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems and management continuity planning, could impair our ability to conduct business effectively.

• Churchill may not be able to achieve the same or similar returns as those achieved by its senior management and investment personnel while they were employed at prior positions.

• Our access to confidential information may restrict our ability to take action with respect to some of our investments, which, in turn, may negatively affect our results of operations.

We are subject to risks related to our operations.

• Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

• We typically invest in middle market, privately owned companies, which may present a greater risk of loss than loans to larger companies.

• We may be subject to risks associated with our investments in senior loans, unitranche secured loans and securities, junior debt securities, “covenant-lite” loans, equity-related securities and syndicated loans.

• The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

• Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.

We are subject to risks related to an investment in our Common Shares.

• An investment in our Common Shares will have limited liquidity.

• We may not be able to pay distributions, our distributions may not grow over time and/or a portion of our distributions may be a return of capital.

• Investing in our Common Shares involves a high degree of risk.

Risks Related to the Fund’s Business and Structure

Our Board may change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or shareholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse to investors.

Our Board has the authority, except as otherwise prohibited by the 1940 Act, to modify or waive certain of our operating policies and strategies without prior notice and without shareholder approval. However, absent shareholder approval, we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a BDC. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies would have on our business, NAV, operating results and the value of our Common Shares. Nevertheless, any such changes could adversely affect our business and impair our ability to make distributions, and cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Moreover, we have significant flexibility in investing the net proceeds from our continuous offering and may use the net proceeds from our continuous offering in ways in which investors may not agree.

Our Board may amend our Declaration of Trust without prior shareholder approval.

Our Board may, without shareholder vote, subject to certain exceptions, amend or otherwise supplement the Declaration of Trust by making an amendment, a Declaration of Trust supplemental thereto or an amended and restated Declaration of Trust, including, for example, to require super-majority approval of transactions with significant shareholders or other provisions that may be characterized as anti-takeover in nature.

Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our NAV through increased net unrealized depreciation.

We are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market quotation is readily available, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our valuation. We record decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments as unrealized depreciation. Declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets may result in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio may reduce our NAV by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and may suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our financial condition and results of operations depend on our ability to manage our business effectively.

Our ability to achieve our investment objective and grow depends on our ability to manage our business. This depends, in turn, on the ability of Churchill to identify, invest in and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. The achievement of our investment objective depends upon Churchill’s execution of our investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and, to a lesser extent, our access to financing on acceptable terms. The Adviser is responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s activities pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and has delegated substantially all of its day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities to Churchill pursuant to the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement. The senior origination professionals and other personnel of Churchill and its affiliates may be called upon to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. These activities may distract them or slow our rate of investment. Any failure to manage our business and our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Our results of operations depend on many

factors, including the availability of opportunities for investment, readily accessible short and long-term funding alternatives in the financial markets and economic conditions. Furthermore, if we cannot successfully operate our business or implement our investment policies and strategies, it could negatively impact our ability to pay dividends or other distributions and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Churchill may not be able to achieve the same or similar returns as those achieved by its senior management and investment personnel while they were employed at prior positions.

The track record and achievements of the senior investment professionals of Churchill are not necessarily indicative of future results that will be achieved by Churchill. As a result, Churchill may not be able to achieve the same or similar returns as those previously achieved by the senior investment professionals of Churchill.

In addition, we depend upon the senior investment professionals of Churchill to maintain their relationships with financial institutions, sponsors and investment professionals, and we rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If the senior investment professionals of Churchill fail to maintain such relationships, or to develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we will not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom the senior investment professionals of Churchill have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, we can offer no assurance that these relationships will generate investment opportunities for us in the future.

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.

We compete with a number of specialty and commercial finance companies to make the types of investments that we make in middle market companies, including BDCs, traditional commercial banks, private investment funds, regional banking institutions, small business investment companies, investment banks and insurance companies. Additionally, with increased competition for investment opportunities, alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, may seek to invest in areas they have not traditionally invested in or from which they had withdrawn during the economic downturn, including investing in middle market companies. As a result, competition for investments in middle market companies has intensified, and we expect that trend to continue. Certain of our existing and potential competitors are large and may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. These characteristics could allow our competitors to consider a wider variety of investments, establish more relationships and offer better pricing and more flexible structuring than we offer. We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. If we are forced to match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, however, we may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on our investments or may bear substantial risk of capital loss.

Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC or the source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to obtain and maintain our RIC tax treatment. The competitive pressures we face may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As a result of this competition, we may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from time to time, and we may not be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.

Many of our portfolio investments will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, as the Valuation Designee, subject to the oversight of the Board, and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

Our Board has designated the Adviser as our Valuation Designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act to determine the fair value of our investments that do not have readily available market quotations. Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our portfolio investments at market value, or if there is no readily available market value, at fair value as determined by the Valuation Designee, subject to the oversight of the Board. Many of our portfolio investments may take the form of securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of securities and other investments that are not publicly traded may not be readily determinable, and we value these securities at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Designee, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of our securities. As part of the valuation process, we may take into account the following types of factors, if relevant, in determining the fair value of our investments:

• a comparison of the portfolio company’s securities to publicly traded securities;

• the enterprise value of a portfolio company;

• the nature and realizable value of any collateral;

• the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow;

• the markets in which the portfolio company does business; and

• changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that may affect the price at which similar investments may be made in the future and other relevant factors.

We expect that most of our investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and require disclosures about the level of disaggregation along with the inputs and valuation techniques we use to measure fair value. This means that our portfolio valuations are based on unobservable inputs and our own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question. Inputs into the determination of fair value of our portfolio investments require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable market data is available, such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes, which include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimers materially reduces the reliability of such information. We employ the services of one or more independent service providers to review the valuation of these securities. The types of factors that the Valuation Designee may take into account in determining the fair value of our investments generally include, as appropriate, comparison to publicly traded securities, including such factors as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality, the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. Due to this uncertainty in the value of our portfolio investments, a fair value determination may cause NAV on a given date to materially understate or overstate the value that we may ultimately realize upon one or more of our investments. As a result, investors purchasing our Common Shares based on an overstated NAV would pay a higher price than the value of the investments might warrant. Conversely, investors selling Common Shares during a period in which the NAV understates the value of investments will receive a lower price for their Common Shares than the value the investment portfolio might warrant.

We will adjust quarterly the valuation of our portfolio to reflect the determination of the Valuation Designee of the fair value of each investment in our portfolio. Any changes in fair value are recorded in our statements of operations as net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments.

We may not be able to pay distributions, our distributions may not grow over time and/or a portion of our distributions may be a return of capital.

We intend to pay distributions to our shareholders. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to sustain a specified level of cash distributions or make periodic increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by, among other things, the impact of one or more of the risk factors described herein. In addition, the inability to satisfy the asset coverage requirement applicable to us as a BDC could limit our ability to pay distributions. All distributions will be paid at the discretion of the Board and will depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our RIC tax treatment, compliance with applicable BDC regulations and such other factors as the Board may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that we will continue to pay distributions to our shareholders.

When we make distributions, we will be required to determine the extent to which such distributions are paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of an investor’s adjusted tax basis in our Common Shares and, assuming that an investor holds our Common Shares as a capital asset, thereafter as a capital gain.

The amount of any distributions we may make is uncertain. Our distributions may exceed our earnings, particularly during the period before we have substantially invested the net proceeds from our public offering. Therefore, portions of the distributions that we make may represent a return of capital to you that will lower your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares and reduce the amount of funds we have for investment in targeted assets.

We may fund our cash distributions to shareholders from any sources of funds available to us, including borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies and fee and expense reimbursement waivers from the Adviser or the Administrator, if any.

Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by, among other things, the impact of one or more of the risk factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, the inability to satisfy the asset coverage requirement applicable to us as a BDC may limit our ability to pay distributions. All distributions are and will be paid at the discretion of our Board and will

depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our RIC tax treatment, compliance with applicable BDC regulations and such other factors as our Board may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that we will continue to pay distributions to our shareholders in the future. In the event that we encounter delays in locating suitable investment opportunities, we may pay all or a substantial portion of our distributions from borrowings or sources other than cash flow from operations in anticipation of future cash flow, which may constitute a return of your capital. A return of capital is a return of your investment, rather than a return of earnings or gains derived from our investment activities.

We have not established any limit on the amount of funds we may use from certain available sources, such as proceeds from our offering, to fund distributions (which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in assets).

Our use of borrowings, if any, to fund distributions is subject to the limitations set forth in Section VI.K of the NASAA Omnibus Guidelines (as defined below) and Section 5.4(f) of our Declaration of Trust. However, shareholders should understand that any distributions made from sources other than cash flow from operations or relying on fee or expense reimbursement waivers, if any, from the Adviser or the Administrator are not based on our investment performance, and can only be sustained if we achieve positive investment performance in future periods and/or the Adviser or the Administrator continues to makes such expense reimbursements or waivers of such fees. Further, if the Adviser elects to cover certain of our expenses pursuant to the Expense Support Agreement, this could cause a smoothing effect on our distributions because we will be able to pay distributions at times when we may otherwise be unable to. The extent to which we pay distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations will depend on various factors, including the level of participation in our distribution reinvestment plan, how quickly we invest the proceeds from this and any future offering and the performance of our investments. Shareholders should also understand that our future repayments to the Adviser will reduce the distributions that they would otherwise receive. Further, the per share amount of distributions on Class S, Class D and Class I shares may differ because of different allocations of class-specific expenses. For example, distributions on Class S and Class D shares will be lower than on Class I shares because Class S and Class D shares are subject to different shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees. There can be no assurance that we will achieve such performance in order to sustain these distributions or be able to pay distributions at all. The Adviser and the Administrator have no obligation to waive fees or expense reimbursements that we may otherwise owe to them, if any.

Although we have implemented a share repurchase program, we have discretion to not repurchase your Common Shares or to suspend the program.

Our Board may amend or suspend the share repurchase program at any time in its discretion. You may not be able to sell your Common Shares on a timely basis in the event our Board amends or suspends the share repurchase program, absent a liquidity event, and we currently do not intend to undertake a liquidity event, and we are not obligated by our Declaration of Trust or otherwise to effect a liquidity event at any time. We will notify you of such developments in our quarterly reports or other filings. If less than the full amount of Common Shares requested to be repurchased in any given repurchase offer are repurchased, funds will be allocated pro rata based on the total number of Common Shares being repurchased without regard to class. The share repurchase program will have many limitations and should not be considered a guaranteed method to sell our Common Shares promptly or at any desired price.

The timing of our repurchase offers pursuant to our share repurchase program may be at a time that is disadvantageous to our shareholders.

In the event a shareholder chooses to participate in our share repurchase program, the shareholder will be required to provide us with notice of intent to participate prior to knowing what the NAV per share of the class of Common Shares being repurchased will be on the repurchase date. Although a shareholder will have the ability to withdraw a repurchase request prior to the repurchase date, to the extent a shareholder seeks to sell Common Shares to us as part of our periodic share repurchase program, the shareholder will be required to do so without knowledge of what the repurchase price of our Common Shares will be on the repurchase date.

There are significant financial and other resources necessary to comply with the requirements of being an SEC reporting entity, and non-compliance may adversely affect us.

As a public entity, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, which are discussed below. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, significant resources and management oversight will be required. We have implemented procedures, processes, policies and practices for the purpose of addressing such standards and requirements applicable to public companies. These activities may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We expect to incur significant additional annual expenses related to these steps and, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, trustee fees, reporting requirements of the SEC, transfer agent fees, additional administrative expenses payable to the Administrator to compensate them for hiring additional accounting, legal and administrative personnel, increased auditing and legal fees and similar expenses.

Efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will involve significant expenditures, and non-compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may adversely affect us.

We are required to report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We are required to review on an annual basis our internal controls over financial reporting, and on a quarterly and annual basis to evaluate and disclose changes in our internal controls over financial reporting. As a result, we incur additional expenses that may negatively impact our financial performance. This process also may result in a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing and remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations, and we may not be able to ensure that the process is effective or that our internal controls over financial reporting are or will be effective in a timely manner. In the event that we are unable to maintain or achieve compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules, we may be adversely affected.

Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting until the date on which we are a “large accelerated filer” or an “accelerated filer.” As a publicly reporting entity, we will be required to complete our initial assessment in a timely manner. If we are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, our operations, financial reporting or financial results could be adversely affected. Matters impacting our internal controls may cause us to be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis and thereby subject us to adverse regulatory consequences, including sanctions by the SEC, and result in a breach of the covenants under the agreements governing any of our financing arrangements. There could also be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. Confidence in the reliability of our financial statements could also suffer if we or our independent registered public accounting firm were to report a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. This could materially adversely affect us and lead to a decline in the value of our Common Shares.

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.

We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including our ability or inability to make investments in companies that meet our investment criteria, the interest rate payable on the debt securities we acquire and the default rate on such securities, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in the markets in which we operate and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

We are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Common Shares less attractive to investors.

We will be and we will remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act for up to five years, measured from the date of the first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, or until the earlier of (a) the last day of the first fiscal year (i) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion or (ii) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Common Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the date of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and (b) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements

of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We cannot predict if investors will find our Common Shares less attractive because we will rely on some or all of these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Shares and our share price may be more volatile.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We will take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which may make it more difficult for investors and securities analysts to evaluate us since our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates and may result in less investor confidence.

Any unrealized losses we experience on our portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution.

As a BDC, we will be required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith by our Valuation Designee. Decreases in the market value or fair value of our investments relative to amortized cost will be recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized losses in our portfolio could be an indication of a portfolio company’s inability to meet its repayment obligations to us with respect to the affected loans. This could result in realized losses in the future and ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution in future periods. In addition, decreases in the market value or fair value of our investments will reduce our NAV.

Terrorist attacks, acts of war, global health emergencies or natural disasters may affect any market for our Common Shares, impact the businesses in which we invest and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Terrorist acts, acts of war, global health emergencies, or natural disasters may disrupt our operations, as well as the operations of the businesses in which we invest. Such acts have created, and continue to create, economic and political uncertainties and have contributed to global economic instability. Future terrorist activities, military or security operations, global health emergencies or natural disasters could further weaken the domestic/global economies and create additional uncertainties, which may negatively impact the businesses in which we invest directly or indirectly and, in turn, could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. Losses from terrorist attacks, global health emergencies and natural disasters are generally uninsurable.

In late February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military attack on Ukraine, and the ongoing conflict has resulted in geopolitical volatility among Russia, Ukraine, Europe, NATO and other western countries, including the United States. In response to continued military action by Russia, various countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia and additional sanctions may be imposed in the future. Such sanctions (and any future sanctions) and other actions against Russia may adversely impact various sectors of the Russian economy, including but not limited to: financials, energy, metals and mining, engineering and defense and defense-related materials sectors. Such sanctions may result in a decline in the value and liquidity of Russian securities; result in boycotts, tariffs, and purchasing and financing restrictions on Russia’s government, companies and certain individuals; weaken the value of the ruble; downgrade the country’s credit rating; freeze Russian securities and/or funds invested in prohibited assets and impair the ability to trade in Russian securities and/or other assets; and have other adverse consequences on the Russian government, economy, companies and region. Further, several large corporations and U.S. states have divested their interests or otherwise curtailed business dealings with certain Russian businesses.

In addition, the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and escalating tensions in the region may create volatility and disruption of global markets.

The ramifications of the conflicts and sanctions, however, may not be limited to Russia, Europe and the Middle East and Russian, European or Middle Eastern companies, respectively, but may extend to and negatively impact other regional and global economic markets (including the United States), companies in other countries and various sectors, industries and markets for securities and commodities globally, such as oil and natural gas. Accordingly, the actions discussed above and any further expansion of ongoing conflicts could increase financial market volatility, negatively impact regional and global economic markets, and have a negative effect on our investments and performance, which may, in turn, impact the valuation of such portfolio companies. In addition, parties in such conflicts may take retaliatory actions, such as cyberattacks or espionage against other countries and companies around the world, and any such countermeasures could negatively impact such countries and/or the companies in which we invest. The extent and duration of the military action or future escalation of such hostilities, the extent and impact of existing and future sanctions, market disruptions and volatility, and the result of any diplomatic negotiations cannot be predicted. These and any related events could have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance and the value of an investment in the Fund.

We are currently operating in a period of significant market disruption and economic uncertainty, which may have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and operations. An extended disruption in the capital markets and the credit markets could negatively affect our business.

From time to time, capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability. Uncertainty with respect to, among other things, inflationary pressures, elevated interest rates, new tariffs and trade barriers, geopolitical conditions, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and the failure of major financial institutions introduced significant volatility in the financial markets, and the effect of this volatility has materially impacted and could continue to materially impact our market risks. We anticipate our portfolio companies would be materially and adversely affected by any prolonged economic downturn or recession in the United States and other major markets. In addition, disruptions in the capital markets have increased the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets.

The current economic conditions have resulted in an adverse impact on the ability of lenders to originate loans, the volume, type, and quality of loans originated, the ability of borrowers to make payments and the volume and type of amendments and waivers granted to borrowers and remedial actions taken in the event of a borrower default, each of which could negatively impact the amount and quality of loans available to us for investment and our returns, among other things. The U.S. credit markets (in particular for middle market loans) have experienced the following, among other things: (i) increased draws by borrowers on revolving lines of credit and other financing instruments; (ii) increased requests by borrowers for amendments and waivers of their credit agreements to avoid default, increased defaults by such borrowers and/or increased difficulty in obtaining refinancing at the maturity dates of their loans and increased uses of PIK features; and (iii) greater volatility in pricing and spreads and difficulty in valuing loans during periods of increased volatility, and liquidity issues.

These conditions and future market disruptions and/or illiquidity could have an adverse effect on our (and our portfolio companies’) business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Ongoing unfavorable economic conditions may increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to our portfolio companies and/or us. These events have limited and could continue to limit our investment originations, limit our ability to grow and have a material negative impact on our operating results and the fair values of our debt and equity investments. We may have to access, if available, alternative markets for debt and equity capital, and a severe disruption in the global financial markets, deterioration in credit and financing conditions, fluctuations in interest rates or uncertainty regarding U.S. government spending and deficit levels or other global economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

While we intend to continue to source and invest in new loan transactions to U.S. middle market companies, we cannot be certain that we will be able to do so successfully or consistently. A lack of suitable investment opportunities may impair our ability to make new investments, and may negatively impact our earnings and result in decreased dividends to our shareholders.

If current economic conditions continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, loan non-accruals, problem assets, and bankruptcies may increase. In addition, collateral for our loans may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase and the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors could decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us. An increase in loan delinquencies and non-accruals or a decrease in loan collateral and guarantor net worth could result in increased costs and reduced income, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We also continue to observe supply chain interruptions, labor difficulties, commodity inflation and elements of economic and financial market instability both globally and in the United States, which could adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

We will need to raise additional capital in the future in order to continue to make investments in accordance with our business and investing strategy and to pursue new business opportunities. Ongoing disruptive conditions in the financial industry and the impact of new legislation in response to those conditions could restrict our business operations and could adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, we generally are required to distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our shareholders to qualify as a RIC. As a result, these earnings will not be available to fund new investments. An inability to access the capital markets successfully could limit our ability to grow our business and execute our business strategy fully and could decrease our earnings, if any, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial performance.

We cannot be certain as to the duration or magnitude of the ongoing economic condition in the markets in which we and our portfolio companies operate and corresponding declines in economic activity that may negatively impact the U.S. economy and the markets for the various types of goods and services provided by U.S. middle market companies. Depending on the duration, magnitude and severity of these conditions and their related economic and market impacts, certain of our portfolio companies may suffer declines in earnings and could experience financial distress, which could cause them to default on their financial obligations to us and their other lenders. In consideration of these and related factors, we have downgraded our internal ratings with respect to certain portfolio companies and may make additional downgrades with respect to other portfolio companies in the future as conditions warrant and new information becomes available.

New or modified laws or regulations governing our operations could adversely affect our business.

We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the U.S. federal, state and local levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, could change from time to time, including as the result of interpretive guidance or other directives from the U.S. President and others in the executive branch, and new laws, regulations and interpretations could also come into effect. Any new or changed laws or regulations, as well as changes in the positions of regulatory agencies, which may lead to changes in the level of oversight in the financial service industry, could have a material adverse effect on our business, and political uncertainty could increase regulatory uncertainty in the near term. The nature, timing and economic effects of any potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting the financial service industry remains uncertain.

The effects of legislative and regulatory proposals directed at the financial services industry or affecting taxation could negatively impact the operations, cash flows or financial condition of us or our portfolio companies, impose additional costs on us or our portfolio companies, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or our portfolio companies or otherwise adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies. In addition, if we do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could lose any licenses that we then hold for the conduct of our business and could be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.

We invest in securities of issuers that are subject to governmental and non-governmental regulations, including by federal and state regulators and various self-regulatory organizations. Companies participating in regulated activities could incur significant costs to comply with these laws and regulations. If a company in which we invest fails to comply with an applicable regulatory regime, it could be subject to fines, injunctions, operating restrictions or criminal prosecution, any of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our investment.

Additionally, changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations, including those associated with RICs, could cause us to alter our investment strategy in order to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities or result in the imposition of U.S. federal income taxes on us. Such changes could result in material differences to our strategies and plans and could shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of Churchill to other types of investments in which Churchill may have little or no expertise or experience. Any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of an investment in us. If we invest in commodity interests in the future, the Advisers could determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or could determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If we, the Adviser or Churchill were to operate subject to CFTC regulation, we could incur additional expenses and would be subject to additional regulation.

Over the last several years, there also has been an increase in regulatory attention to the extension of credit outside of the traditional banking sector, raising the possibility that some portion of the non-bank financial sector will be subject to new regulations. While it cannot be known at this time whether any such regulations will be implemented or what forms they will take, increased regulation of non-bank credit extension could negatively impact our operations, cash flows or financial condition, impose additional costs on us, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. On the other hand, regulatory changes in the traditional banking sector may provide more flexibility to bank lenders and increase competition for the types of investments that we make.

Changes to U.S. tariff and import/export regulations may have a negative effect on the operations of our portfolio companies and, in turn, negatively impact us.

The U.S. government continues to enact and propose the imposition of new tariffs on specific countries and commodities, and may in the future increase or propose additional tariffs. In response, certain foreign trading partners, and others in the future, may impose retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. goods or take other actions with respect to U.S. trade barriers. Although the Supreme Court recently invalidated the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), certain tariff rates and obligations established through trade agreements that were negotiated during active IEEPA tariffs remain in effect, and the current administration has announced widely applicable tariffs pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974, effective February 24, 2026. The administration has indicated that it will continue seeking to implement tariffs through other statutory authorities as well. The scope of the Supreme Court’s decision may create market uncertainty as it relates to the availability of refunds for prior tariffs and the imposition of new tariffs to replace those imposed under IEEPA.

The foregoing trade policy landscape has created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and certain other countries with respect to trade policies, treaties and new and increased tariffs. These developments, or the continued uncertainty relating to U.S. trade policies, may have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global trade and, in particular, trade between the impacted nations and the United States. The uncertainty relating to U.S. trade policies has increased market volatility. Additionally, trade tensions, political disagreements, and regulatory concerns from trading partners may make customers, governments and investors more hesitant to engage with, purchase from, or invest in U.S.-based companies.

Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict certain of our portfolio companies’ access to suppliers or customers, and increase costs, decrease margins, and reduce the competitiveness of products and services offered by our portfolio companies. The foregoing may adversely affect the revenues and profitability of such portfolio companies and, in turn, negatively affect our results of operations, which could cause the net asset value of our Common Shares to decline. It is not possible to predict the impact that these or similar future events will have on the United States and other economies, specific industries, us or our underlying portfolio companies from an economic, tax or regulatory perspective, but any such impact could be material and adverse for us.

The failure of cybersecurity protection systems, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems and management continuity planning, could impair our ability to conduct business effectively.

We, and others in our industry, are the targets of malicious cyber activity, which we work hard to prevent. A successful cyber-attack, whether perpetrated by criminal or state-sponsored actors, against us or our service providers, or an accidental disclosure of non-public information, could have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct business and on our results of operations and financial condition, particularly if those events affect our computer-based data processing, transmission, storage, and retrieval systems or destroy data. The rapid evolution and scale of artificial intelligence technologies may also increase the likelihood or effectiveness of a cyberattack against us, the Advisers, our third-party service providers, or the portfolio companies in which we invest. For example, artificial intelligence-enabled fraud can materially impact the effectiveness of our traditional cybersecurity controls by accelerating and scaling social engineering, creating realistic synthetic documents, and defeating common authentication methods.

The Advisers and their third-party service providers with which we do business depend heavily upon computer systems to perform necessary business functions. We also rely on the communications and information technology systems that the Adviser shares with TIAA, the ultimate parent company of the Advisers. Despite the implementation of a variety of security measures, computer systems could be subject to unauthorized access, acquisition, use, alteration, or destruction, such as from the insertion of malware (including ransomware), physical and electronic break-ins or unauthorized tampering. The Advisers and their affiliates, including TIAA, may experience threats to their data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks, unauthorized access, system failures and disruptions. If one or more of these events occurs, it could potentially jeopardize the confidential, proprietary, personal, and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, the Advisers’ computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in operations, which could result in damage to our reputation, financial losses, litigation, increased costs, regulatory enforcement action and penalties and/or customer dissatisfaction or loss. Due to their reliance on TIAA’s information technology infrastructure, the failure of cybersecurity protection systems or a material cybersecurity event experienced by TIAA would likely have a direct impact on the Advisers and impair our ability to conduct business effectively. Additionally, if a significant number of the members of our management were unavailable in the event of a disaster, our ability to effectively conduct our business could be severely compromised.

Third parties with which we do business are sources of cybersecurity or other technological risks. We outsource certain functions and these relationships allow for the storage and processing of our information, as well as customer, counterparty, employee and borrower information. Cybersecurity failures or breaches by the Advisers and other service providers (including, but not limited to, accountants, custodians, transfer agents and administrators), and portfolio companies in which we invest, also have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with our ability to calculate our NAV, impediments to trading, the inability of our shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputation damages, reimbursement of other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. While we engage in actions to reduce our exposure resulting from outsourcing, ongoing threats may result in unauthorized access, acquisition, use, alteration or destruction of data, or other cybersecurity incidents, with increased costs and other consequences, including those described above. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future.

The portfolio companies in which we invest are subject to similar risks, and any cybersecurity failures or breaches by such portfolio companies, or any of their third-party service providers, could adversely affect the portfolio company’s results of operations and financial condition, as described above.

Privacy and information security laws and regulation changes, and compliance with those changes, may result in cost increases due to system changes and the development of new administrative processes. For example, the SEC adopted rules requiring disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents and disclosure relating to cybersecurity risk management, and amendments to

Regulation S-P governing policies and procedures designed to address unauthorized access to customer information. We may face increased costs to comply with any new or changing regulations. In addition, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures and to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures arising from operational and security risks. Currently, we are covered under TIAA’s insurance policy relating to cybersecurity risks; however, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures or to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures, and we may be subject to litigation and financial losses that are not fully insured.

We and our service providers may be impacted by operating restrictions, which may include requiring employees to continue to work from remote locations. Policies of extended periods of remote working, whether by us or our service providers, could strain technology resources, introduce operational risks and otherwise heighten the risks described above. Remote working environments may be less secure and more susceptible to hacking attacks, including phishing and social engineering attempts that seek to exploit weaknesses in a remote work environment. Accordingly, the risks described above are heightened under current conditions, which may continue for an unknown duration.

We may be subject to risks associated with artificial intelligence.

Recent technological advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning technology may pose risks to us and our portfolio companies. We and the Advisers may utilize artificial intelligence tools in our business activities, including generative artificial intelligence technologies, machine learning, data analytics, and aggregation tools. The use of artificial intelligence is in its early stages, and ineffective or inadequate development or deployment could be costly and may involve unforeseen difficulties, such as undetected errors or material performance issues. Additionally, whether or not known to us, third-party service providers or other counterparties of ours or our portfolio companies may use artificial intelligence and machine learning technology in their business activities.

Because artificial intelligence is reliant on the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, the effectiveness of the results generated by such technology could be impacted by inaccuracies and/or errors, which may be material. To the extent that we or our portfolio companies are exposed to the risks of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology use, any such inaccuracies or errors could have adverse impacts on our investments. Artificial intelligence and its applications, including in the investment management and capital markets industries, continue to develop rapidly, and it is impossible to predict the future risks applicable to us that may arise from such developments.

In addition, regulators are also increasing scrutiny and considering regulation of the use of artificial intelligence technologies. We cannot predict what, if any, actions may be taken or the impact such actions may have on our business and results of operations. Uncertainty in the legal and regulatory regime relating to artificial intelligence, such as evolving review by the SEC, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and other U.S. and non-U.S. agencies and regulators, may require significant resources to modify and maintain business practices to comply with such regulations.

Our business is dependent on bank relationships and any strain on the banking system may adversely impact us.

The financial markets have periodically encountered volatility associated with concerns about the balance sheets of banks, especially small and regional banks that have experienced significant losses in connection with previous events of insolvency. In such distress events, it may be difficult for such banks to fund demands to withdraw deposits and other liquidity needs. Although the federal government previously announced measures to assist these banks and protect depositors, there can be no assurance that similar measures will be implemented during future periods of volatility. Our business is dependent on bank relationships, including small and regional banks, and we proactively monitor the financial health of banks with which we (or our portfolio companies) do or may in the future do business. To the extent that our portfolio companies work with banks that are negatively impacted by the foregoing, such portfolio companies’ ability to access their own cash, cash equivalents and investments may be threatened. In addition, such affected portfolio companies may not be able to enter into new banking arrangements or credit facilities or receive the benefits of their existing banking arrangements or credit facilities. Any such developments could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results, and prevent us from fully implementing our investment plan. Any continued strain on the banking system may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be able to obtain all required state licenses.

We may be required to obtain various state licenses in order to, among other things, originate commercial loans. Applying for and obtaining required licenses can be costly and take several months. There is no assurance that we will obtain all of the licenses that we need on a timely basis. Furthermore, we will be subject to various information and other requirements in order to obtain and maintain these licenses, and there is no assurance that we will satisfy those requirements. Our failure to obtain or maintain licenses might restrict investment options and have other adverse consequences.

Downgrades of the U.S. credit rating, automatic spending cuts or government shutdowns could negatively impact our liquidity, financial condition and earnings.

U.S. debt ceiling and budget deficit concerns have increased the possibility of credit-rating downgrades or a recession in the United States. U.S. lawmakers have passed legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling on multiple occasions, but there is no guarantee that any such legislation will be passed in the future. Additionally, concerns over the United States’ budget deficit have led ratings agencies to lower, or threaten to lower, the long-term sovereign credit rating of the United States, including downgrades by Fitch from AAA to AA+ in August 2023 and by Moody’s from AAA to AA1 in May 2025. There is no guarantee that there will not be further downgrades, or downgrades by other ratings agencies, in the future.

The impact of the increased debt ceiling and/or downgrades to the U.S. government’s sovereign credit rating or its perceived creditworthiness could adversely affect the U.S. and global financial markets and economic conditions. These developments could cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may negatively impact our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms. In addition, disagreement over the federal budget has caused the U.S. federal government to shut down for periods of time, including most recently in the fall of 2025, and future disagreements may lead to additional shutdowns during periods of budget negotiation. Continued adverse political and economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

U.S. policy changes may adversely affect our business.

Political and governmental shifts in the United States have led to changing stances on numerous domestic and international issues. These changes, along with the resulting economic uncertainty, could impact our ability to source, negotiate, execute, manage, or exit investments. Actions taken by the United States government domestically, in the Western hemisphere, or globally may have significant global effects—including on market and financial conditions, trade policies, tax rates, legal or regulatory regimes and broader economic and social dynamics. Such actions could also prompt additional reciprocal, retaliatory, or responsive measures from other countries, regional blocs (including the European Union), corporations, or other market participants. The United States has taken certain actions to, and has indicated that it may continue to seek to, withdraw from, renegotiate, amend, rescind or not abide by certain agreements, policies, regulations, statutes and other measures, and could pursue policy outcomes that may diverge significantly from prior assumptions. However, the specific measures that will be further implemented or enacted, as well as their impact on us and our portfolio companies, remain uncertain and could change frequently. Any such developments could materially affect our projections, goals, assumptions, targets, estimates, forecasts, strategies or plans in ways that cannot currently be determined with any certainty, including through effects (inside and outside the United States) on the desirability of certain financial or nonfinancial assets, the investability of certain countries or regions, the business prospects of certain industries, the certainty or predictability of legal systems and otherwise.

Global economic, political and market conditions may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

The current worldwide financial market situation, as well as various social and political tensions in the United States and around the world, may contribute to increased market volatility, have long-term effects on the U.S. and worldwide financial markets, and cause economic uncertainties or deterioration in the United States and worldwide. The U.S. and global capital markets experienced extreme volatility and disruption during the economic downturn that began in mid-2007, and the U.S. economy was in a recession for several consecutive calendar quarters during the same period. In 2010, a financial crisis emerged in Europe, triggered by high budget deficits and rising direct and contingent sovereign debt, which created concerns about the ability of certain nations to continue to service their sovereign debt obligations. Risks resulting from such debt crisis, including any austerity measures taken in exchange for bailout of certain nations, and any future debt crisis in Europe or any similar crisis elsewhere could have a detrimental impact on the global economic recovery, sovereign and non-sovereign debt in certain countries and the financial condition of financial institutions generally.

The United Kingdom has ended its membership in the European Union and entered into certain agreements with the European Union to govern the future relationship between the parties. Such agreements implement significant regulation around trade, transport of goods and travel restrictions between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the longer term economic, legal, political and social implications of Brexit are likely to continue to lead to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of increased volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European markets for some time. In particular, Brexit could lead to calls for similar referendums in other European Union jurisdictions, which could cause increased economic volatility in the European and global markets. This mid- to long-term uncertainty could have adverse effects on the economy generally and on our ability to earn attractive returns. In particular, currency volatility could mean that our returns are adversely affected by market movements and could make it more difficult, or more expensive, for us to execute prudent currency hedging policies.

Compliance with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest may negatively impact our ability to raise capital in our offering, which would harm our ability to achieve our investment objective.

Broker-dealers are required to comply with Regulation Best Interest, which, among other requirements, enhances the existing standard of conduct for broker-dealers and natural persons who are associated persons of a broker-dealer when recommending to a retail customer any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities to a retail customer. The impact of Regulation Best Interest on broker-dealers participating in our offering cannot be determined at this time, but it may negatively impact whether broker-dealers and their associated persons recommend our offering to retail customers. Regulation Best Interest imposes a duty of care for broker-dealers to evaluate reasonable alternatives in the best interests of their clients. Reasonable alternatives to the Fund exist and may have lower expenses and/or lower investment risk than the Fund. Under Regulation Best Interest, broker-dealers participating in the offering must consider such alternatives in the best interests of their clients. If Regulation Best Interest reduces our ability to raise capital in our offering, it would harm our ability to create a diversified portfolio of investments and achieve our investment objective and would result in our fixed operating costs representing a larger percentage of our gross income.

Risks Related to Our Investments

Our investments in leveraged portfolio companies may be risky, and you could lose all or part of your investment .

Investment in leveraged companies involves a number of significant risks. Leveraged companies in which we may invest may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt securities that we hold. Such developments may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees that we may have obtained in connection with our investment. In addition, our junior secured loans are generally subordinated to senior loans. As such, other creditors may rank senior to us in the event of an insolvency.

We typically invest in middle market, privately owned companies, which may present a greater risk of loss than loans to larger companies.

We invest in loans to middle market, privately owned companies. Compared to larger, publicly traded firms, these companies generally have more limited access to capital and higher funding costs, may be in a weaker financial position and may need more capital to expand, compete and operate their business. In addition, many of these companies may be unable to obtain financing from public capital markets or from traditional sources, such as commercial banks. Accordingly, loans made to these types of borrowers may entail higher risks than loans made to companies that have larger businesses, greater financial resources or are otherwise able to access traditional credit sources on more attractive terms.

Investing in middle market, privately owned companies involves a number of significant risks, including, but not limited to, that middle market companies:

• may have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns;

• are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons; therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on our portfolio company and, in turn, on us;

• typically have more limited access to the capital markets, which may hinder their ability to refinance borrowings;

• will be unable to refinance or repay at maturity the unamortized loan balance as we structure our loans such that a significant balance remains due at maturity;

• generally have less predictable operating results, may be particularly vulnerable to changes in customer preferences or market conditions, and may depend on one or a limited number of major customers;

• may be parties to litigation from time to time, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position;

• generally have less publicly available information about their businesses, operations and financial condition, and, if we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and may lose all or part of our investment; and

• may utilize off-balance sheet arrangements or maintain obligations that are not fully reflected on their balance sheets, such that we may not be able to identify, diligence or quantify the risks associated with our financing to such portfolio company.

Any of these factors or changes thereto could impair a portfolio company’s financial condition, results of operation, cash flow or result in other adverse events, such as bankruptcy, any of which could limit a portfolio company’s ability to make scheduled payments on loans from us. This, in turn, may lead to their inability to make payments on outstanding borrowings, which could result in losses in our loan portfolio and a decrease in our net interest income and book value. Further, a portfolio company’s off-balance sheet obligations may increase that borrower’s effective leverage, reduce free cash flow and elevate default risk beyond what is apparent from the portfolio company’s financial statements or management reports, which may result in a miscalculation of the risk of our investment.

We are subject to risks associated with our senior loan investments.

We invest in senior loans, which are usually rated below investment grade or also may be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with senior loans may be considered by credit rating agencies to be similar to the risks of below investment grade fixed-income instruments. Investments in senior loans rated below investment grade are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the company incurring the indebtedness. Such companies are more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to us, and such defaults could have a material adverse effect on our performance. An economic downturn would generally lead to a higher non-payment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant market value before a default occurs. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value.

There may be less readily available and reliable information about most senior loans than is the case for many other types of securities, including securities issued in transactions registered under the Securities Act or registered under the Exchange Act. As a result, Churchill will rely primarily on its own evaluation of a borrower’s credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. Therefore, we will be particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of Churchill.

In general, the secondary trading market for senior secured loans is not well developed. No active trading market may exist for certain senior loans, which may make it difficult to value them. Illiquidity and adverse market conditions may mean that we may not be able to sell senior loans quickly or at a fair price. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for certain senior loans, the market for them may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments in junior or subordinated debt securities.

We invest in junior capital investments, which are typically comprised of second-lien loans, unsecured debt, subordinated debt and last-out positions in unitranche loans (including fixed- and floating-rate instruments and instruments with PIK income). Although certain junior capital investments are typically senior to common stock or other equity securities, the equity and junior debt securities in which we will invest may be subordinated to substantial amounts of a portfolio company’s senior debt, all or a significant portion of which may be secured. Such junior or subordinated investments may be characterized by greater credit risks than those associated with the senior obligations of the same portfolio company. These subordinated securities may not be protected by financial covenants, such as limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, that may apply to certain types of senior secured debt instruments. Holders of junior and subordinated debt generally are not entitled to receive full payments in bankruptcy or liquidation until senior creditors are paid in full. In addition, the remedies available to holders of junior debt are normally limited by restrictions benefiting senior creditors.

In addition, subordinated investments are generally more volatile than secured loans and are subject to greater risk of default than senior obligations as a result of adverse changes in the financial condition of the obligor or in general economic conditions. If we make a subordinated investment in a portfolio company, the portfolio company may be highly leveraged, and its relatively high loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio may create increased risks that its operations might not generate sufficient cash flow to service all of its debt obligations. In the event a portfolio company that we invest in on a junior or subordinated basis cannot generate adequate cash flow to meet all of its debt obligations, we may suffer a partial or total loss of capital invested.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments and trading of liquid assets, including broadly syndicated loans.

From time to time, we may invest in liquid assets, such as broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds, structured finance securities, shares of investment companies and other instruments that may be publicly traded and have a readily available market value. These investments may expose us to various risks, including with respect to liquidity, price volatility, interest rate risk, ability to restructure in the event of distress, credit risks and less protective issuing documentation, than is the case with the private middle market loans that comprise the majority of our investment portfolio. Certain of these instruments may be fixed rate assets, thereby exposing us to interest rate risk in the valuation of such investments. Additionally, the financial markets in which these assets may be traded are subject to significant volatility (including due to macroeconomic conditions), which may impact the value of such investments and our ability to sell such instruments without incurring losses. The foregoing may result in volatility in the valuation of our liquid investments (including in any broadly syndicated loans that we invest in), which would, in turn, impact our NAV. Similarly,

a sudden and significant increase in market interest rates may increase the risk of payment defaults and cause a decline in the value of these investments and in our NAV. We may sell our liquid investments (including broadly syndicated loans) from time to time in order to generate proceeds for use in our investment program, and we may suffer losses in connection with any such sales, due to the foregoing factors. We may not realize gains from our investments in liquid assets and any gains that we realize may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience.

We are subject to risks associated with “covenant-lite” loans.

We invest in “covenant-lite” loans, which generally refers to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we are exposed to “covenant-lite” loans, we may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments in unitranche secured loans and securities.

We invest in unitranche secured loans, which are a combination of senior secured and junior secured debt in the same facility. Unitranche secured loans provide all of the debt needed to finance a leveraged buyout or other corporate transaction, both senior and junior, but generally in a first-lien position, while the borrower generally pays a blended, uniform interest rate rather than different rates for different tranches. Unitranche secured debt generally requires payments of both principal and interest throughout the life of the loan. Generally, we expect these securities to carry a blended yield that is between senior secured and junior debt interest rates. Unitranche secured loans provide a number of advantages for borrowers, including the following: simplified documentation, greater certainty of execution and reduced decision-making complexity throughout the life of the loan. In some cases, a portion of the total interest may accrue or be paid in kind. Because unitranche secured loans combine characteristics of senior and junior financing, unitranche secured loans have risks similar to the risks associated with senior secured and second-lien loans and junior debt in varying degrees according to the combination of loan characteristics of the unitranche secured loan.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments in equity-related securities.

We invest in equity-related securities, such as equity co-investments or equity rights and/or warrants that may be converted into or exchanged for the issuer’s common stock or the cash value of the issuer’s common stock. The equity interests we hold may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we realize in the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. We will generally have little, if any, control over the timing of any gains we may realize from our equity investments. We also may be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization or public offering, which would allow us to sell the underlying equity interests. We may be unable to exercise any put rights we acquire, which would grant us the right to sell our equity securities back to the portfolio company, for the consideration provided in its investment documents if the issuer is in financial distress. Additionally, we may make equity or equity-related investments alongside a senior loan investment, which may result in conflicts related to the rights of those investments.

The loans we make in portfolio companies may become non-performing.

A loan or debt obligation may become non-performing for a variety of reasons. Such non-performing loans may require substantial workout negotiations or restructuring that may entail, among other things, a substantial reduction in the interest rate, a substantial write-down of the principal amount of the loan and/or the deferral of payments. In addition, such negotiations or restructuring may be quite extensive and protracted over time, and therefore may result in substantial uncertainty with respect to the ultimate recovery. We also may incur additional expenses to the extent that it is required to seek recovery upon a default on a loan or participate in the restructuring of such obligation. Additionally, deterioration in a portfolio company’s financial condition is often accompanied by deterioration in the value of the collateral securing our investment and any available collateral may prove to be unsaleable or saleable only at a price less than the loaned amount. The liquidity for defaulted loans may be limited, and to the extent that defaulted loans are sold, it is highly unlikely that the proceeds from such sale will be equal to the amount of unpaid principal and interest thereon, which could result in a loss to us. In connection with any such defaults, workouts or restructuring, although we exercise voting rights with respect to an individual loan, we may not be able to exercise votes in respect of a sufficient percentage of voting rights with respect to such loan to determine the outcome of such vote.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

Generally, all of our assets are invested in illiquid securities, and a substantial portion of our investments in leveraged companies will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than more broadly traded public securities. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments when desired. In addition, if we are

required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded these investments. As a result, we do not expect to achieve liquidity in our investments in the near-term. However, to comply with the requirements applicable to us as a BDC and maintain our qualification as a RIC, we may have to dispose of investments if we do not satisfy one or more of the applicable criteria under the respective regulatory frameworks.

Additionally, any disruption in economic activity may have a negative effect on the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments to access capital if required, and as a result, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded our investments if we were required to sell them for liquidity purposes. An inability to raise or access capital, and any required sale of all or a portion of our investments as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our portfolio companies may prepay loans, which may reduce stated yields if capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.

Some of the loans and other investments that we make to our portfolio companies may be callable at any time, and many of them can be repaid with no premium to par. Whether a loan is called will depend both on the continued positive performance of the portfolio company and the existence of favorable financing market conditions that allow such company the ability to replace existing financing with less expensive capital. As market conditions change frequently, it is unknown when, and if, this may be possible for each portfolio company. In addition, prepayments may occur at any time, sometimes without premium or penalty, and that the exercise of prepayment rights during periods of declining spreads could cause us to reinvest prepayment proceeds in lower-yielding instruments. In the case of some of these loans, having the loan called early may reduce our achievable yield if the capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.

We may be subject to risks associated with our investments in the business services industry.

Our portfolio companies in the business services sector are subject to many risks, including the negative impact of regulation, changing technology, a competitive marketplace and difficulty in obtaining financing. Portfolio companies in the business services industry must respond quickly to technological changes and understand the impact of these changes on customers’ preferences. Adverse economic, business, or regulatory developments affecting the business services sector could have a negative impact on the value of our investments in portfolio companies operating in this industry, and therefore could negatively impact our business and results of operations.

Our investments in the healthcare sector face considerable uncertainties.

Our investments in the healthcare sector are subject to substantial risks. The laws and rules governing the business of healthcare companies and interpretations of those laws and rules are subject to frequent change. Broad latitude is given to the agencies administering those regulations. Existing or future laws and rules could force our portfolio companies engaged in healthcare to change how they do business, restrict revenue, increase costs, change reserve levels and change business practices.

Healthcare companies often must obtain and maintain regulatory approvals to market many of their products, change prices for certain regulated products and consummate some of their acquisitions and divestitures. Delays in obtaining or failing to obtain or maintain these approvals could reduce revenue or increase costs. Policy changes on the local, state and federal level, such as the expansion of the government’s role in the healthcare arena and alternative assessments and tax increases specific to the healthcare industry or healthcare products as part of federal health care reform initiatives, could fundamentally change the dynamics of the healthcare industry.

We are exposed to risks associated with any OID income and PIK interest required to be included in taxable and accounting income prior to receipt of cash representing such income.

Our investments include OID components and PIK interest or PIK dividend components. We are exposed to risks associated with any OID income and PIK interest, including, but not limited to, the following:

• We must include in income each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. Because any OID or other amounts accrued will be included in investment company taxable income for the year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our shareholders in order to satisfy our annual distribution requirements, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. As a result, we may have to sell some of our investments at times or at prices that would not be advantageous to us, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment opportunities.

• OID instruments may create heightened credit risks because the inducement to the borrower to accept higher interest rates in exchange for the deferral of cash payments typically represents, to some extent, speculation on the part of the lender.

• Even if the accounting conditions for income accrual are met, the borrower could still default when our actual collection is supposed to occur at the maturity of the obligation, making such income uncollectible.

• OID instruments may have unreliable valuations because their continuing accruals require continuing judgments about the collectability of the deferred payments and the value of the collateral.

• OID instruments generally represent a significantly higher credit risk than coupon loans.

• OID income received by us may create uncertainty about the source of our cash distributions to shareholders. For accounting purposes, any cash distributions to shareholders representing OID or market discount income are not treated as coming from paid-in capital, even though the cash to pay them comes from the offering proceeds. Thus, although a distribution of OID or market discount interest comes from the cash invested by the shareholders, Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act does not require that shareholders be given notice of this fact by reporting it as a return of capital.

• The deferral of PIK interest has a negative impact on liquidity, as it represents non-cash income that may require distribution of cash dividends to shareholders in order to maintain our RIC tax treatment. In addition, the deferral of PIK interest also increases the LTV ratio at a compounding rate, thus, increasing the risk that we will absorb a loss in the event of foreclosure.

• OID and market discount instruments create the risk of non-refundable incentive fee payments to the Adviser based on non-cash accruals that we may not ultimately realize.

We may hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that may, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.

Leveraged companies may experience bankruptcy or similar financial distress. The bankruptcy process has a number of significant inherent risks. Many events in a bankruptcy proceeding are the product of contested matters and adversary proceedings and are beyond the control of the creditors. A bankruptcy filing by a portfolio company may adversely and permanently affect the portfolio company. If the proceeding is converted to a liquidation, the value of the issuer may not equal the liquidation value that was believed to exist at the time of the investment. The duration of a bankruptcy proceeding is also difficult to predict, and a creditor’s return on investment can be adversely affected by delays until the plan of reorganization or liquidation ultimately becomes effective. The administrative costs in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding are frequently high and would be paid out of the debtor’s estate prior to any return to creditors. Because the standards for classification of claims under bankruptcy law are vague, our influence with respect to the class of securities or other obligations we own may be lost by increases in the number and amount of claims in the same class or by different classification and treatment. In the early stages of the bankruptcy process, it is often difficult to estimate the extent of, or even to identify, any contingent claims that might be made. In addition, certain claims that have priority by law (for example, claims for taxes) may be substantial.

Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.

Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we may make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in seeking to:

• increase or maintain in whole or in part our position as a creditor or equity ownership percentage in a portfolio company;

• exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or

• preserve or enhance the value of our initial and overall investment.

We have discretion to make follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources and the limitations of the 1940 Act. Failure on our part to make follow-on investments may, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation of a portfolio company. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our level of risk, prefer other opportunities or are inhibited by compliance with 1940 Act requirements (including our Order) and RIC tax treatment.

We may not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies, which could decrease the value of our investments.

We do not hold controlling equity positions in any of our portfolio companies and do not expect to hold controlling positions in the future. Our debt investments in portfolio companies may provide limited control features such as restrictions, for example, on the ability of a portfolio company to incur additional debt and limitations on a portfolio company’s discretion to use the proceeds of our investment for certain specified purposes. “Control” under the 1940 Act is presumed at more than 25% equity ownership and also may be present at lower ownership levels where we provide managerial assistance. When we do not acquire a controlling equity position in a portfolio company, we may be subject to the risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we disagree, and that the management and/or shareholders of a portfolio company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the lack of liquidity of the debt and equity investments that we typically hold in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our investments in the event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company and may therefore suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.

Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, the termination of its loans and foreclosure on its assets. This could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize such portfolio company’s ability to meet its repayment and other obligations under the loans and other investments we hold. In addition, many of our investments will likely have a principal amount outstanding at maturity, which could result in a substantial loss to us if the borrower is unable to refinance or repay. We may incur expenses to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company. A portfolio company also may file for bankruptcy to stay foreclosure proceedings, delaying our ability to enforce our rights. This process will require time and resources that, if not resolved quickly and efficiently, could negatively impact our operating results.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the loans and other investments we make in such portfolio companies.

Although we expect that most of our investments in our portfolio companies will be secured, some investments may be unsecured and subordinated to substantive amounts of senior indebtedness incurred by our portfolio companies. The portfolio companies in which we invest usually have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt securities in which we invest and such debt instruments may provide that the holders are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments on our debt investments. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying senior creditors, the portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt securities in which we invest, we would have to share any distributions on an equal and ratable basis with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.

Additionally, certain loans that we make to portfolio companies may be secured on a second-priority basis by the same collateral securing senior secured debt of such companies. The first-priority liens on the collateral will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under any outstanding senior debt and may secure certain other future debt that may be permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under the agreements governing the loans. The holders of obligations secured by first-priority liens on the collateral will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of the collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of all of the collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligations secured by the second-priority liens after payment in full of all obligations secured by the first-priority liens on the collateral. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the loan obligations secured by the second-priority liens, then, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, we will only have an unsecured claim against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.

The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing the loans we make to our portfolio companies with senior debt outstanding also may be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of such senior debt, including in unitranche transactions. Under a typical intercreditor agreement, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first-priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that may be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first-priority liens:

• the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral;

• the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings;

• the approval of amendments to collateral documents;

• releases of liens on the collateral; and

• waivers of past defaults under collateral documents.

We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights are adversely affected. In addition, a bankruptcy court may choose not to enforce an intercreditor agreement or other agreement with creditors.

We are subject to risks associated with syndicated loans.

From time to time, our investments may consist of syndicated loans. Under the documentation for such loans, a financial institution or other entity typically is designated as the administrative agent and/or collateral agent. This agent is granted a lien on any collateral on behalf of the other lenders and distributes payments on the indebtedness as they are received. The agent is the party responsible for administering and enforcing the loan and generally may take actions only in accordance with the instructions of a majority or two-thirds in commitments and/or principal amount of the associated indebtedness. In most cases, we do not expect to hold a sufficient amount of the indebtedness to be able to compel any actions by the agent. Accordingly, we may be precluded from directing such actions unless we act together with other holders of the indebtedness. If we are unable to direct such actions, we cannot assure you that the actions taken will be in our best interests.

There is a risk that a loan agent may become bankrupt or insolvent. Such an event would delay, and possibly impair, any enforcement actions undertaken by holders of the associated indebtedness, including attempts to realize upon the collateral securing the associated indebtedness and/or direct the agent to take actions against the related obligor or the collateral securing the associated indebtedness and actions to realize on proceeds of payments made by obligors that are in the possession or control of any other financial institution. In addition, we may be unable to remove the agent in circumstances in which removal would be in our best interests. Moreover, agented loans typically allow for the agent to resign with certain advance notice.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments in special situation companies.

We may make investments in companies involved in (or the target of) acquisition attempts or tender offers, or companies involved in spin-offs and similar transactions. In any investment opportunity involving any such type of business enterprise, the transaction in which such business enterprise is involved will either be unsuccessful, take considerable time or result in a distribution of cash or a new security, the value of which will likely be less than the purchase price to us of the security or other financial instrument in respect of which such distribution is received. Similarly, if an anticipated transaction does not occur, we may be required to sell our investment at a loss. In connection with such transactions, we may purchase securities on a when-issued basis, which means that delivery and payment take place sometime after the date of the commitment to purchase and are often conditioned upon the occurrence of a subsequent event, such as approval and consummation of a merger, reorganization or debt restructuring. The purchase price and/or interest rate receivable with respect to a when-issued security are typically fixed when we enter into the commitment, but such securities are subject to changes in market value prior to their delivery.

We may enter into repurchase agreements.

Subject to our investment objective and policies, we may invest in repurchase agreements as a buyer for investment purposes. Repurchase agreements typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of debt securities from a selling financial institution such as a bank, savings and loan association or broker-dealer. The agreement provides that the Fund will sell the securities back to the institution at a fixed time in the future for the purchase price plus premium (which often reflects the interests). The Fund does not bear the risk of a decline in the value of the underlying security unless the seller defaults under its repurchase obligation. In the event of the bankruptcy or other default of a seller of a repurchase agreement, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying securities and losses, including (1) possible decline in the value of the underlying security during the period in which the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto; (2) possible lack of access to income on the underlying security during this period; and (3) expenses of enforcing its rights. In addition, as described above, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the repurchase agreement. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund generally will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercise of the Fund’s right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss.

The disposition of our investments in private companies may result in contingent liabilities.

We make a number of investments in securities of portfolio companies that are private companies. If we are required or desire to dispose of an investment in a private company, we may be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those representations made by an owner in connection with the sale of its business. We also may be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate or with respect to potential liabilities. These arrangements may result in contingent liabilities that could result in the satisfaction of funding obligations through our return of distributions previously made to us.

We may not realize gains from our equity investments.

Senior loan investments and junior capital investments may be originated alongside smaller-related common equity positions to the same portfolio companies. The Fund’s portfolio will also include larger, stand-alone equity co-investments that may or may not be originated alongside or separately from senior loan investments and/or junior capital investments to the applicable portfolio company. Our goal is ultimately to realize gains upon our disposition of such equity interests. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. We also may be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization or public offering, which would allow us to sell the underlying equity interests. We often seek puts or similar rights to give us the right to sell our equity securities back to the portfolio company issuer. We may be unable to exercise these put rights for the consideration provided in our investment documents if the issuer is in financial distress.

Inflation may adversely affect the business, results of operations and financial condition of our portfolio companies, which may, in turn, impact the valuation of such portfolio companies.

Certain of our portfolio companies may be impacted by inflation, which may, in turn, impact the valuation of such portfolio companies. If such portfolio companies are unable to pass any increases in their costs along to their customers, it could adversely affect their results and their ability to pay interest and principal on our loans, particularly if interest rates rise in response to inflation. In addition, any projected future decreases in our portfolio companies’ operating results due to inflation could adversely impact the fair value of those investments. Any decreases in the fair value of our investments could result in future unrealized losses and therefore reduce our net assets resulting from operations.

We are exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.

General interest rate fluctuations may have a negative impact on our investments and our investment returns and, accordingly, may have a material adverse effect on our investment objective and our net investment income.

The Federal Reserve has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% in each of September 2025, October 2025 and December 2025, bringing the benchmark rate to the 3.50% to 3.75% range. While the Federal Reserve has indicated that there may be additional rate cuts in the future, policymakers continue to emphasize their commitment to monitoring and addressing inflationary pressures. Given the evolving economic environment and policy considerations, there can be no assurance regarding the magnitude or timing of future federal funds rate adjustments in either direction. Because we have borrowed and intend to continue to borrow money to make investments, our net investment income depends, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. A prolonged period of elevated interest rates can make it more expensive to use debt to finance our investments.

It is possible that the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle could result in a recession in the United States, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. If interest rates decline and we are in a prolonged low-interest rate environment, the difference between the total interest income earned on interest earning assets and the total interest expense incurred on interest bearing liabilities may be compressed, reducing our net investment income. Conversely, in an elevated interest rate environment, such difference could potentially increase thereby increasing our net investment income. An increase in interest rates could decrease the value of any investments we hold which earn fixed interest rates and also could increase our interest expense, thereby decreasing our net income. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make an investment in our Common Shares less attractive if we are not able to increase our distribution rate, which could reduce the value of our Common Shares. Further, elevated interest rates could also adversely affect our performance if such increases cause our borrowing costs to rise at a rate in excess of the rate that our investments yield. See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

In future periods of rising interest rates, to the extent we borrow money subject to a floating interest rate (such as the Bank of America Credit Facility and the Scotiabank Credit Facility), our cost of funds would increase, which could reduce our net investment income if there is not a corresponding increase in interest income generated by our investment portfolio. Further, elevated interest

rates could also adversely affect our performance if we hold investments with floating interest rates, subject to specified minimum (or “floor”) interest rates, while at the same time engaging in borrowings subject to floating interest rates not subject to such minimums. In such a scenario, high interest rates may temporarily increase our interest expense, even though our interest income from investments is not increasing in a corresponding manner if market rates remain lower than the existing floor rate.

If interest rates rise, there is also a risk that the portfolio companies in which we hold floating rate securities will be unable to pay escalating interest amounts, which could result in a default under their loan documents with us. Elevated interest rates could also cause portfolio companies to shift cash from other productive uses to the payment of interest, which may have a material adverse effect on their business and operations and could, over time, lead to increased defaults. In addition, elevated interest rates may increase pressure on us to provide fixed rate loans to our portfolio companies, which could adversely affect our net investment income, as increases in our cost of borrowed funds would not be accompanied by increased interest income from such fixed-rate investments.

Alternatively, in a prolonged low interest rate environment, including a reduction of base rates, such as SONIA or SOFR, to zero, the difference between the total interest income earned on interest earning assets and the total interest expense incurred on interest bearing liabilities may be compressed, reducing our net interest income and potentially adversely affecting our operating results.

Our ability to enter into transactions involving derivatives and unfunded commitment transactions may be limited.

Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act relates to the use of derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations by BDCs (and other funds that are registered investment companies). Under Rule 18f-4, BDCs that use derivatives are subject to a value-at-risk (“VaR”) leverage limit, certain derivatives risk management program and testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. These requirements apply unless the BDC qualifies as a “limited derivatives user,” as defined in Rule 18f-4. A BDC that enters into reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions could either (i) comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18, as modified by Section 61 of the 1940 Act, when engaging in reverse repurchase agreements or (ii) choose to treat such agreements as derivatives transactions under Rule 18f-4. In addition, under Rule 18f-4, a BDC may enter into an unfunded commitment agreement that is not a derivatives transaction, such as an agreement to provide financing to a portfolio company, if the BDC has a reasonable belief, at the time it enters into such an agreement, that it will have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to meet its obligations with respect to all of its unfunded commitment agreements, in each case as it becomes due. If the BDC cannot meet this requirement, it is required to treat the unfunded commitment as a derivatives transaction subject to the aforementioned requirements of Rule 18f-4. Collectively, these requirements may limit our ability to use derivatives and/or enter into certain other financial contracts.We qualify as a “limited derivatives user,” and as a result the requirements applicable to us under Rule 18f-4 may limit our ability to use derivatives and enter into certain other financial contracts. However, if we fail to qualify as a limited derivatives user and become subject to the additional requirements under Rule 18f-4, compliance with such requirements may increase cost of doing business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

We may incur lender liability as a result of our lending activities.

A number of judicial decisions have upheld the right of borrowers and others to sue lending institutions on the basis of various evolving legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has either violated a duty, whether implied or contractual, of good faith and fair dealing owed to the borrower or has assumed a degree of control over the borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the borrower or its other creditors or shareholders. We may be subject to allegations of lender liability, which could be time-consuming and expensive to defend and result in significant liability.

We may incur liability as a result of providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies.

In the course of providing significant managerial assistance to certain portfolio companies, certain of our management and trustees may serve as directors on the boards of such companies. To the extent that litigation arises out of investments in these companies, our management and trustees may be named as defendants in such litigation, which could result in an expenditure of our funds, through our indemnification of such officers and trustees, and the diversion of management time and resources.

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

Many of our portfolio companies will be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions, and as a result, may be unable to repay our loans during these periods. Therefore, any non-performing assets are likely to increase, and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during these periods. Adverse economic conditions may decrease the value of collateral securing some of our loans and the value of our equity investments and could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a corresponding decrease in revenues, net income and assets.

Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events could prevent us from increasing our investments and harm our operating results.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, acceleration of its loans and foreclosure on its assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize our portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt securities that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. It is possible that we could become subject to a lender liability claim, including as a result of actions taken if we or the Adviser render significant managerial assistance to the borrower. Furthermore, if one of our portfolio companies were to file for bankruptcy protection, even though we may have structured our investment as senior secured debt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we or the Adviser provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company or otherwise exercise control over it, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt as a form of equity and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to claims of other creditors.

Environmental, social and governance factors may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

Our business faces increasing public scrutiny related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) activities. We risk damage to our brand and reputation if we fail to act responsibly in a number of areas, such as environmental stewardship, corporate governance and transparency, and the consideration of ESG factors in our investment processes. Additionally, we risk damage to our brand and reputation if Churchill fails to originate, underwrite and manage assets on our behalf consistent with its ESG disclosures and practices. Adverse incidents with respect to ESG activities could impact the value of Churchill’s and the Fund’s brand, the cost of our operations, and our relationships with investors, all of which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Additionally, new regulatory initiatives related to ESG could increase our costs and adversely affect our business.

On the other hand, we may similarly face damage to our brand or reputation if we do not adequately address differing stakeholder and regulator perspectives on ESG policies and disclosure. Some stakeholders have increasingly expressed opposing views and investment expectations with respect to ESG initiatives, and certain regulators, including federal agencies, state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, have proposed, enacted, or indicated an intent to pursue, “anti-ESG” policies or initiated related investigations or litigation. This divergence increases the risk that any action, or lack thereof, with respect to ESG matters will be perceived negatively by at least some stakeholders and could adversely impact our reputation and business. Rules, regulations and stakeholder expectations concerning ESG matters have been subject to increased attention and shifting focus in recent years. If Churchill fails, or is perceived to fail, to comply with applicable rules, regulations and stakeholder expectations, it could negatively impact our reputation and our business results. Regional and investor specific sentiment may differ in what constitutes a material positive or negative ESG corporate practice. There is no guarantee that Churchill’s ESG and sustainability practices will uniformly fit every investor’s definition of best practices for all environmental, social and governance considerations across geographies and investor types. If we do not successfully manage expectations across varied stakeholder interests, it could erode stakeholder trust, impact our reputation and constrain our investment opportunities.

Churchill’s consideration of ESG factors could, to the extent material economic risks or opportunities associated with an investment are identified, cause Churchill to consider taking a different action than may have been taken in the absence of such consideration, which could cause us to perform differently compared to funds or other investors that do not consider such risks and opportunities.

The consideration of ESG factors as part of Churchill’s underwriting and portfolio management process, however, does not mean that the Fund pursues a specific ESG investment strategy or that an investment will be selected solely on the basis of ESG factors. Investment decisions are made solely on the basis of pecuniary factors, including Churchill’s determination that a particular investment features appropriate risk/reward characteristics, in particular the level of borrower creditworthiness and likelihood of repayment in light of all apparent risk factors, in order to arrive at a prudent assessment of the risk and return characteristics of such investment. Although Churchill’s view is that considering ESG factors as part of the investment process could potentially enhance or protect the performance of investments over the long-term, Churchill cannot guarantee that any consideration of ESG factors will positively impact the performance of the Fund.

The data we use to make ESG-related determinations may not guarantee that our investments satisfy applicable ESG criteria.

Churchill receives ESG-related data from third parties and evaluates potential investments in part based on third-party ESG rating systems. The criteria used in these ratings systems may conflict with actual results and may change frequently. We cannot predict how these third parties will score our portfolio companies nor can we have any assurance that they score our portfolio companies accurately.

The effect of global climate change may impact the operations and valuation of our portfolio companies.

Climate change creates physical and financial risk and some of our portfolio companies may be adversely affected by climate change. For example, the needs of customers of energy companies vary with weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change, energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of any changes. Increases in the cost of energy could adversely affect the cost of operations of our portfolio companies if the use of energy products or services is material to their business. A decrease in energy use due to weather changes may affect some of our portfolio companies’ financial condition through, for example, decreased revenues, which may, in turn, impact the valuation of such portfolio companies. Extreme weather events (including wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and floods) in general require more system backup, adding to costs, and can contribute to increased system stresses, including service interruptions, which in turn may impact the business operations of our portfolio companies.

Some of our portfolio companies may periodically become subject to new or strengthened regulations or legislation to address global climate change, which could increase their operating costs and/or decrease their revenues, which may, in turn, impact their ability to make payments on our investments.

Risks Related to Churchill and its Affiliates; Conflicts of Interests

We depend upon the senior management of Churchill for our success, and upon the strong referral relationships of the investment professionals of Churchill, Nuveen, Nuveen Leveraged Finance and its affiliates with financial institutions. Any inability to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.

We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We depend on the investment expertise, skill and network of business contacts of the senior investment professionals of Churchill, who evaluate, negotiate, structure, execute, monitor and service our investments in accordance with the terms of the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement, and the investment professionals of Nuveen Leveraged Finance with respect to certain of our liquid investments managed by Nuveen Asset Management in accordance with the terms of the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement. Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of the senior investment professionals of Churchill and Nuveen Leveraged Finance. These individuals may have other demands on their time now and in the future, and we cannot assure you that they will continue to be actively involved in our management. Each of these individuals is not subject to an employment contract with the Fund, and the departure of any of these individuals or competing demands on their time in the future could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

In addition, we depend upon the senior investment professionals of Churchill to maintain their relationships with financial institutions, sponsors and investment professionals, and we rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If the senior investment professionals of Churchill fail to maintain such relationships, or to develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we will not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom the senior investment professionals of Churchill have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, we can offer no assurance that these relationships will generate investment opportunities for us in the future.

Churchill evaluates, negotiates, structures, closes and monitors our investments in accordance with the terms of the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement and Nuveen Asset Management evaluates, negotiates, structures and monitors certain of our liquid investments in accordance with the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement. We can offer no assurance, however, that the current senior investment professionals of Churchill or Nuveen Asset Management will continue to provide investment advice to us. If these individuals do not maintain their existing relationships with Nuveen and its affiliates and do not develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we may not be able to grow our investment portfolio or achieve our investment objective.

The Investment Committee that oversees our investment activities is comprised of representatives of both Investment Teams. The Investment Committee consists of Messrs. Kencel, Strife, Linett and Schwimmer. The loss of any member of the Investment Committee or of other Churchill or Nuveen senior investment professionals could negatively impact our ability to achieve our investment objective and operate as anticipated. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our access to confidential information may restrict our ability to take action with respect to some of our investments, which, in turn, may negatively affect our results of operations.

We, directly or through the Advisers, may obtain confidential information about the companies in which we may invest or be deemed to have such confidential information. The Advisers may come into possession of material, non-public information through its members, officers, directors, employees, principals or affiliates. The possession of such information may, to our detriment, limit the

ability of us and the Advisers to buy or sell a security or otherwise to participate in an investment opportunity. In certain circumstances, employees of the Advisers may serve as board members or in other capacities for portfolio or potential portfolio companies, which could restrict our ability to trade in the securities of such companies. For example, if personnel of the Advisers come into possession of material non-public information with respect to our investments, such personnel will be restricted by our Advisers’ information-sharing policies and procedures or by law or contract from sharing such information with our management team, even where the disclosure of such information would be in our best interests or would otherwise influence decisions taken by the members of the management team with respect to that investment. This conflict and these procedures and practices may limit the freedom of the Advisers to enter into or exit from potentially profitable investments for us, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to fully leverage the resources and industry expertise of our Advisers in the course of their duties. Additionally, there may be circumstances in which one or more individuals associated with our Advisers will be precluded from providing services to us because of certain confidential information available to those individuals or to our Advisers.

The Adviser and its affiliates, including our officers and some of our trustees, face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and our affiliates, which could result in actions that are not in the best interests of our shareholders.

The Adviser and its affiliates receive substantial fees from us in return for their services, and these fees could influence the advice provided to us. We pay the Adviser an incentive fee that is based on the performance of our portfolio and a base management fee that is based on the value of our net assets as of the beginning of the first calendar day of the applicable month. Because the incentive fee is based on the performance of our portfolio, the Adviser may be incentivized to make investments on our behalf that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangement. The way in which the incentive fee is determined also may encourage the Adviser to use leverage to increase the return on our investments. Our compensation arrangements could therefore result in our making riskier or more speculative investments than would otherwise be the case. This could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns.

We may be obligated to pay the Adviser incentive compensation even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio.

Our Advisory Agreement entitles the Adviser to receive Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns regardless of any capital losses. In such case, we may be required to pay the Adviser incentive compensation for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or if we incur a net loss for that quarter.

In addition, any Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns may be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously included in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible. The Adviser is not under any obligation to reimburse us for any part of the incentive fee it received that was based on accrued income that we never received as a result of a default by an entity on the obligation that resulted in the accrual of such income, and such circumstances would result in our paying an incentive fee on income we never received.

There may be conflicts related to obligations that senior investment professionals of the Advisers and members of their investment committees have to other clients. There may be conflicts related to the investment and related activities of TIAA and the Advisers, and these conflicts could prevent us from making or disposing of certain investments on the terms desired.

The senior investment professionals and members of the investment committees of each investment team serve, or may serve, as officers, directors, members, or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, or of investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles sponsored or managed by Churchill or its affiliates. Similarly, Churchill may have other clients or other accounts with similar, different or competing investment objectives as us. In serving in these multiple capacities, they may have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which may not be in our best interests or in the best interest of our shareholders. For example, certain members of the investment committees of our Advisers have and will continue to have management responsibilities for other investment funds, including Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. and Nuveen Churchill BDC V, each a BDC, and NC SLF Inc., a closed-end investment company registered under the 1940 Act, and other accounts or other investment vehicles sponsored or managed by affiliates of Churchill, or other third-party registered investment advisors. Churchill seeks to allocate investment opportunities among eligible accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with their respective allocation policies. In addition, Churchill or its affiliates also earn additional fees related to the securities in which the Fund invests, which may result in conflicts of interests for the senior investment professionals and members of the investment committee making investment decisions. For example, Churchill and its affiliates may act as an arranger, syndication agent or in a similar capacity with respect to securities in which the Fund invests, where Churchill’s investment staff sources and arranges financing transactions that may be eligible for investment by its client accounts (including the Fund), and in connection therewith commits to source, arrange and issue such financing instruments as may be required by the related issuer(s). In connection with such sourcing and arranging activity, such issuer(s) agree to pay to Churchill and its affiliates compensation in the form of closing or arrangement fees, which compensation is paid to them at or immediately prior to the funding of such financing, separately

from management fees paid by the Fund. Additionally, affiliates of Churchill may act as the administrative agent on credit facilities under which such securities are issued, which may contemplate additional compensation to such affiliates for the service of acting as administrative agent thereunder.

Each of Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management has separate account, fund-of-one or other managed account arrangements in place with TIAA or subsidiaries thereof. Consistent with their respective investment allocation policies and the Order, Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management also may be managing certain securities for the Fund and allocating the same investments to TIAA (or subsidiaries thereof) pursuant to such arrangements, which may lead to conflicts of interest.

In certain instances, it is possible that other entities managed by Churchill or Nuveen Asset Management or a proprietary account of TIAA may be invested in the same or similar loans or securities as held by the Fund, and which may be acquired at different times at lower or higher prices. Those investments also may be in securities or other instruments in different parts of the company’s capital structure that differ significantly from the investments held by the Fund, including with respect to material terms and conditions, including without limitation seniority, interest rates, dividends, voting rights and participation in liquidation proceeds. Consequently, in certain instances these investments may be in positions or interests that are potentially adverse to those taken or held by the Fund. In such circumstances, measures will be taken to address such actual or potential conflicts, which may include, as appropriate, establishing an information barrier between or among the applicable personnel of the relevant affiliated entities (including as between officers of Churchill), requiring recusal of certain personnel from participating in decisions that give rise to such conflicts, or other protective measures as shall be established from time to time to address such conflicts.

Further, an affiliate of TIAA may serve as the administrative or other named agent on behalf of the lenders with respect to investments by the Fund and/or one or more of its affiliates. In some cases, investments that are originated or otherwise sourced by Churchill may be funded by a loan syndicate organized by Churchill or its affiliates. The participants in such loan syndicate (the “Loan Syndicate Participants”), in addition to the Fund and its affiliates may include other lenders and various institutional and sophisticated investors (through private investment vehicles in which they invest). The entity acting as agent may serve as an agent with respect to loans made at varying levels of a borrower’s capital structure. Loan Syndicate Participants may hold investments in the same or distinct tranches in the loan facilities of which the portfolio investment is a part or in different positions in the capital structure under such portfolio investment. As is typical in such agency arrangements, the agent is the party responsible for administering and enforcing the terms of the loan facility, may take certain actions and make certain decisions in its discretion and generally may take material actions only in accordance with the instructions of a designated percentage of the lenders. In the case of loan facilities that include both senior and subordinate tranches, the agent may take actions in accordance with the instructions of the holders of one or more of the senior tranches without any right to vote or consent (except in certain limited circumstances) by the subordinated tranches of such indebtedness. Churchill expects that the portfolio investments held by the Fund and its affiliates may represent less than the amount of debt sufficient to direct, initiate or prevent actions with respect to such loan facility or a tranche thereof of which the Fund’s investment is a part (other than preventing those that require the consent of each lender). As a result of an affiliate of TIAA acting as agent for an agented loan where a Loan Syndicate Participant may own more of the related indebtedness of the obligor or hold indebtedness in a position in the capital structure of an obligor different from that of the Fund and its affiliates, such Loan Syndicate Participants will be in a position to exercise more control with respect to the related loan facility than that which Churchill could exercise on behalf of the Fund, and may exercise such control in a manner adverse to the interests of the Fund.

In addition, TIAA and other client accounts of Churchill, in connection with an advisory relationship with Churchill, may be a limited partner investor in many of the private equity funds that own the portfolio companies in which the Fund will invest or TIAA may otherwise have a relationship with the private equity funds or portfolio companies, which may give rise to certain conflicts or limit the Fund’s ability to invest in such portfolio companies. TIAA (and other private clients managed by Churchill and its affiliates) also may hold passive equity co-investments in such private equity funds or portfolio companies owned by such fund, or in holding companies elsewhere in the capital structure of the private equity fund or portfolio company, which may give rise to certain conflicts for the investment professionals of affiliates of the Advisers when making investment decisions.

Nuveen Asset Management may manage certain of our liquid investments pursuant to the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement. The percentage of our portfolio allocated to the liquid investment strategy managed by Nuveen Asset Management will be at the discretion of Churchill. Nuveen Asset Management may serve as managing member, adviser or sub-adviser to one or more affiliated private funds or other pooled investment vehicles. Investment professionals associated with Nuveen Asset Management are actively involved in other investment activities not concerning the Fund and will not devote all of their professional time to the affairs of the Fund. For example, Nuveen Asset Management may compete with other affiliates and other accounts for investments for the Fund, subjecting Nuveen Asset Management to certain conflicts of interest in evaluating the suitability of investment opportunities and making or recommending acquisitions on the Fund’s behalf. In the event that a conflict of interest arises, Nuveen Asset Management will endeavor, so far as it is able, to ensure that such conflict is resolved in a manner consistent with applicable law and its internal policies. There can be no assurance that Nuveen Asset Management will resolve all conflicts of interest in a manner that is favorable to the Fund and any such conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on the Fund.

The time and resources that individuals employed by Churchill devote to us may be diverted, and we may face additional competition because individuals employed by Churchill are not prohibited from raising money for or managing other entities that make the same types of investments that we target.

Churchill and individuals employed by Churchill are generally not prohibited from raising capital for and managing other investment entities that make the same types of investments as those we target. As a result, the time and resources that these individuals may devote to us may be diverted. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity for the same investors and investment opportunities. We may participate in certain transactions originated by Churchill or its affiliates under our exemptive relief from the SEC that allows us to engage in co-investment transactions with Churchill and its affiliates, subject to certain terms and conditions. However, while the terms of the exemptive relief require that Churchill will be given the opportunity to cause us to participate in certain transactions originated by affiliates of Churchill, Churchill may determine that we not participate in those transactions and for certain other transactions (as set forth in guidelines approved by the Board) Churchill may not have the opportunity to cause us to participate. Affiliates of Churchill, whose primary business includes the origination of investments or investing in non-originated assets, engage in investment advisory business with accounts that compete with us. However, Churchill will devote such time and attention to our affairs as it determines in its discretion is necessary to carry out our operations effectively.

Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted, which may limit the scope of investments available to us.

We generally are prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our Independent Trustees and, in some cases, of the SEC. Those transactions include purchases from, sales to, and so-called “joint” transactions, in which we and one or more of our affiliates engage in certain types of profit-making activities, with such affiliates. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of our outstanding voting securities will be considered an affiliate of ours for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we generally are prohibited from engaging in purchases of assets from or sales of assets to or joint transactions with such affiliates, absent the prior approval of our Independent Trustees. Additionally, without receiving an exemptive order from the SEC, we are prohibited from engaging in purchases of assets from, or sales of assets to or joint transactions with certain affiliates, including our officers, trustees, and employees, and investment adviser (and its affiliates) and their clients (such as Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp., NC SLF Inc., Nuveen Churchill BDC V, and Corient Registered Alternatives Fund), as well as any person that owns more than 25% of our voting securities. As a result of these restrictions, we may be limited in the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.

We may, however, co-invest with each Adviser and its affiliates’ other clients in certain circumstances where doing so is consistent with applicable law and SEC staff interpretations. For example, we may co-invest with such accounts consistent with guidance promulgated by the SEC staff permitting us and such other accounts to purchase interests in a single class of privately placed securities so long as certain conditions are met, including that the applicable Adviser, acting on our behalf and on behalf of other clients, negotiates no term other than price.

Additionally, we, the Advisers and certain other funds and accounts sponsored or managed by the Advisers and their affiliates have been granted the Order by the SEC, which permits the Fund to participate in joint transactions with the foregoing affiliates subject to the conditions of the Order.

When we are permitted to co-invest with the Advisers' or their affiliates’ other clients as permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations, and in accordance with the Order, as discussed above, we do so pursuant to Churchill's allocation policy, which Churchill maintains in writing. Under this allocation policy, a portion of each opportunity, which may vary based on asset class and from time to time, is offered to us and similar eligible accounts, as periodically determined by Churchill. However, we can offer no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.

In situations where co-investment with other funds or accounts managed by one of the Advisers or their affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, such as when there is an opportunity to invest in different securities of the same issuer on a differential basis between clients or where the different investments could be expected to result in a conflict between our interests and those of other clients of the Advisers that cannot be mitigated or otherwise addressed pursuant to the policies and procedures of the applicable Adviser, the applicable Adviser must decide which client will proceed with the investment. Each Adviser makes these determinations based on its policies and procedures, which generally require that such opportunities be offered to eligible accounts on a basis that will be fair and equitable over time (and which takes into consideration the ability of the relevant account(s) to acquire securities in an amount and on terms suitable for the relevant transaction). However, we can offer no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.

The Adviser, Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management can resign on 120 days’ notice, and we may not be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

Each of the Adviser, Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management has the right to resign under the Advisory Agreement, the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement, and the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively, without penalty at any time upon 120 days’ written notice to us, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Adviser or Churchill resigns, we may not be able to find a new investment adviser or sub-adviser, respectively, or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 120 days, or at all. If Nuveen Asset Management resigns, we may not be able to find a new sub-adviser or hire internal management with similar expertise to manage our liquid investments and the ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 120 days, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our Common Shares may decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by the Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management and their affiliates. Even if we were able to retain comparable management, whether internal or external, the integration of such management and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

The Administrator can resign on 60 days’ notice from its role as our administrator under the Administration Agreement, and we may not be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

The Administrator has the right to resign under the Administration Agreement without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to us, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Administrator resigns, we may not be able to find a new administrator or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our Common Shares may decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and administrative activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a service provider or individuals with the expertise possessed by the Administrator. Even if we were able to retain a comparable service provider or individuals to perform such services, whether internal or external, their integration into our business and lack of familiarity with our investment objective may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

Our Common Shares may be purchased by Churchill or its affiliates.

Churchill and its affiliates have previously purchased, and expect to continue to purchase, our Common Shares from time to time. Churchill and its affiliates will not acquire any Common Shares with the intention to resell or re-distribute such Common Shares. The purchase of Common Shares by Churchill and its affiliates could create certain risks, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Churchill and its affiliates may have an interest in disposing of our assets at an earlier date so as to recover their investment in our Common Shares; and

• substantial purchases of Common Shares by Churchill and its affiliates may limit Churchill’s ability to fulfill any financial obligations that it may have to us or incurred on our behalf.

The recommendations that the Adviser gives to us may differ from those rendered to its other clients.

The Adviser and its affiliates may give advice and recommend securities to other clients which may differ from advice given to, or securities recommended or bought for, the Fund even though such other clients’ investment objectives may be similar to the Fund’s, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Investment Team or the Investment Committee may, from time to time, possess material nonpublic information, limiting our investment discretion.

The managing members and the senior origination professionals of Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management, the Investment Team and the senior professionals and members of the Investment Committee may serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, companies in which we invest, the securities of which are purchased or sold on our behalf. In the event that material nonpublic information is obtained with respect to such companies, or we become subject to trading restrictions under the internal trading policies of those companies or as a result of applicable law or regulations, we could be prohibited for a period of time from purchasing or selling the securities of such companies, and this prohibition may have a material adverse effect on us.

Soft dollars and research received and conducted on our behalf will be shared by others.

We may bear more or less of the costs of soft dollar or other research benefits compared to other clients of Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management and each of their respective affiliates who benefit from such products or services. These research products or services may and will also benefit and be used to assist other clients of Churchill and its affiliates. Research generated for Churchill’s credit strategy on our behalf will be used to benefit other investment strategies managed by Churchill and its affiliates, including the investment strategies of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp., NC SLF Inc., Nuveen Churchill BDC V, Corient Registered Alternatives Fund and other funds and accounts that Churchill manages. Furthermore, Churchill’s implementation of a credit strategy on our behalf will rely on its affiliates’ research efforts to manage the client/fund portfolios of such affiliates.

Our management and incentive fee structure may create incentives for Churchill and certain of its investment professionals that are not fully aligned with the interests of our shareholders.

The Advisory Agreement, the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement and the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement were not entered into on an arm’s-length basis with an unaffiliated third party, and as a result, the form and amount of compensation we pay the Adviser, and indirectly to Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management to manage our portfolio investments and certain of our liquid investments, respectively, may be less favorable to us than they might have been had an investment advisory agreement been entered into through arm’s-length transactions with an unaffiliated third party.

The Intermediary Manager’s influence on our offering gives it the ability to increase the fees payable to the Adviser.

The Adviser is paid a base management fee calculated as a percentage of our net assets and unrelated to net income or any other performance base or measure. The Intermediary Manager, an affiliate of the Adviser will be incentivized to raise more proceeds in our offering to increase our net assets, even if it would be difficult for us to efficiently deploy additional capital, which, in turn, would increase the base management fee payable to the Adviser.

Because the Intermediary Manager is an affiliate of the Adviser, you will not have the benefit of an independent review of our offering customarily performed in underwritten offerings.

The Intermediary Manager is an affiliate of the Adviser and will not make an independent review of us or our offering. Accordingly, you will have to rely on your own broker-dealer to make an independent review of the terms of our offering. If your broker-dealer does not conduct such a review, you will not have the benefit of an independent review of the terms of our offering. Further, the due diligence investigation of us by the Intermediary Manager cannot be considered to be an independent review and, therefore, may not be as meaningful as a review conducted by an unaffiliated broker-dealer or investment banker. You will not have the benefit of an independent review and investigation of our offering of the type normally performed by an unaffiliated, independent underwriter in an underwritten public securities offering. In addition, we do not, and do not expect to, have research analysts reviewing our performance or our securities on an ongoing basis. Therefore, you will not have an independent review of our performance and the value of our Common Shares relative to publicly traded companies.

Risks Related to Business Development Companies

If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a BDC, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a BDC, we may not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. See Item 1. “Regulation as a Business Development Company — Qualifying Assets.” We believe that most of the investments that we may acquire in the future will constitute qualifying assets. However, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could violate the 1940 Act provisions applicable to BDCs. As a result of such violation, specific rules under the 1940 Act could prevent us, for example, from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, which could result in the dilution of our position or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to come into compliance with the 1940 Act. If we need to dispose of investments quickly, it could be difficult to dispose of such investments on favorable terms. We may not be able to find a buyer for such investments and, even if we do find a buyer, we may have to sell the investments at a substantial loss. Any such outcomes would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Failure to maintain our status as a BDC would reduce our operating flexibility.

If we do not remain a BDC, we might be regulated as a registered closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act, which would subject us to substantially more regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act and correspondingly decrease our operating flexibility. For example, we intend to employ leverage as market conditions permit and at the discretion of the Adviser. Such leverage may arise in the form of borrowings, including loans from certain financial institutions, the issuance of debt securities, repurchase

agreement transactions, the issuance of CLOs, and other forms of financial indebtedness. As a BDC, the 1940 Act allows us to borrow up to $2 for every $1 of equity, or an asset coverage ratio of 150%. However, if we are regulated as a registered closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act, we would be subject to asset coverage ratio requirements of 300% for the issuance of debt securities, meaning that for every $1 of debt issued, we would need to have $3 of total assets immediately after such issuance. Such regulations would restrict our ability to execute our investment strategy and thereby reduce our operating flexibility.

Further, as a BDC, we are able to pay the Adviser both a base management fee and incentive fee on income and capital gains as compensation for its efforts. If we were to become regulated as a registered closed-end investment company, we could not pay the Adviser an incentive fee on capital gains unless we restricted sales of our Common Shares to “qualified clients” under the Advisers Act. Such a compensation structure could have the effect of de-incentivizing the Adviser in its efforts to seek and retain the best investment opportunities for us in fulfillment of our strategy.

Finally, as a BDC, we retain greater flexibility to engage in transactions with our affiliates in alignment with the provisions set forth in Section 57 of the 1940 Act, which allows us to participate in certain transactions with certain non-control affiliates that would otherwise be prohibited if we receive the approval of a majority of our Independent Trustees pursuant to Section 57(f) of the 1940 Act, and other transactions with control affiliates that would otherwise be prohibited absent an exemptive order from the SEC. If we were to become regulated as a registered closed-end investment company, we would be subject to the provisions governing transactions with affiliates set forth in Section 17 of the 1940 Act, which would only allow us to participate in such affiliate transactions if we received an exemptive order from the SEC. These restrictions would limit our ability to effectuate our investment strategy and potentially hinder our operations and, in turn, our results.

Regulations governing our operation as a BDC affect our ability to and the way in which we raise additional capital.

We may issue debt securities or preferred shares and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted as a BDC to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 150% of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, immediately after each issuance of senior securities. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy this requirement. If that happens, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our leverage, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations and we may not be able to make distributions in an amount sufficient to qualify as a RIC, or at all. In addition, issuance of securities could dilute the percentage ownership of our current shareholders in us.

No person or entity from which we borrow money will have a veto power or a vote in approving or changing any of our fundamental policies. If we issue preferred shares, the preferred shares would rank “senior” to Common Shares in our capital structure, preferred shareholders would have separate voting rights on certain matters and might have other rights, preferences or privileges more favorable than those of our shareholders, and the issuance of preferred shares could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of control that might involve a premium price for holders of our Common Shares or otherwise be in your best interest. Holders of our Common Shares will directly or indirectly bear all of the costs associated with offering and servicing any preferred shares that we issue. In addition, any interests of preferred shareholders may not necessarily align with the interests of holders of our Common Shares and the rights of holders of preferred shares to receive dividends would be senior to those of holders of our Common Shares.

As a BDC, we generally are not able to issue our Common Shares at a price below NAV per share without first obtaining the approval of our shareholders and our Independent Trustees. If we raise additional funds by issuing more Common Shares or senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our Common Shares, then percentage ownership of our shareholders at that time would decrease, and you might experience dilution. We may seek shareholder approval to sell Common Shares below NAV in the future.

We are uncertain of our sources for funding our future capital needs; if we cannot obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected.

The net proceeds from the sale of Common Shares will be used for our investment opportunities, operating expenses and for payment of various fees and expenses such as base management fees, incentive fees and other expenses. Any working capital reserves we maintain may not be sufficient for investment purposes, and we may require debt or equity financing to operate. Accordingly, in the event that we develop a need for additional capital in the future for investments or for any other reason, these sources of funding may not be available to us. Consequently, if we cannot obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected. As a result, we would be less able to create and maintain a broad portfolio of investments and achieve our investment objective, which may negatively impact our results of operations and reduce our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer.

We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we may invest in securities of a single issuer. Our portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries. Beyond the asset diversification requirements associated with our qualification as a RIC under the Code, we will not have fixed guidelines for diversification. If we obtain large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers, our NAV is likely to fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market’s assessment of such issuer. We also may be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company. As a result, the aggregate returns we realize may be significantly adversely affected if a small number of investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one investment. Additionally, while we are not targeting any specific industries, our investments may be concentrated in relatively few industries. As a result, a downturn in any particular industry in which we are invested could also significantly impact the aggregate returns we realize.

Risks Related to Debt Financing

When we use leverage, the potential for loss on amounts invested in us will be magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us. Leverage also may adversely affect the return on our assets, reduce cash available for distribution to our shareholders, and result in losses.

The use of borrowings, also known as leverage, increases the volatility of investments by magnifying the potential for loss on invested equity capital. When we use leverage to partially finance our investments, through borrowing from banks and other lenders, shareholders will experience increased risks of investing in our Common Shares. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause NAV to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make distributions to our shareholders. In addition, our shareholders will bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of our use of leverage, including interest expenses and any increase in the management fees or any incentive fees payable to the Adviser.

We use and intend to continue to use leverage to finance our investments. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on the Adviser’s and our Board’s assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. There can be no assurance that leveraged financing will be available to us on favorable terms or at all. However, to the extent that we use leverage to finance our assets, our financing costs will reduce cash available for distributions to shareholders. Moreover, we may not be able to meet our financing obligations and, to the extent that we cannot, we risk the loss of some or all of our assets to liquidation or sale to satisfy the obligations. In such an event, we may be forced to sell assets at significantly depressed prices due to market conditions or otherwise, which may result in losses.

We generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings and other senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any preferred shares that we may issue in the future, of at least 150%. If this ratio were to fall below 150%, we could not incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt when it is disadvantageous to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations and investment activities. Moreover, our ability to make distributions to shareholders may be significantly restricted or we may not be able to make any such distributions whatsoever. The amount of leverage that we will employ will be subject to oversight by our Board, a majority of whom are Independent Trustees with no material interests in such transactions.

Although leverage has the potential to enhance overall returns that exceed the Fund’s cost of funds, they will further diminish returns (or increase losses on capital) to the extent overall returns are less than the Fund’s cost of funds. In addition, borrowings by the Fund may be secured by the shareholders’ investments as well as by the Fund’s assets and the documentation relating to such transactions may provide that during the continuance of a default under such arrangement, the interests of the holders of shares may be subordinated to the interests of our lenders or debtholders.

Our credit facilities and other borrowing arrangements impose financial and operating covenants that restrict our business activities, including limitations that could hinder our ability to finance additional loans and investments or to make the distributions required to maintain our qualification as a RIC under the Code. A failure to renew our facilities or to add new or replacement debt facilities or issue additional debt securities or other evidences of indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our Common Shares assuming various annual returns on our portfolio, net of expenses. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical, and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below.

Assumed Return on Portfolio

(Net of Expenses)

Corresponding Return to Common Shareholders (1)

(1) Based on (i) $2,226.6 million in total assets as of December 31, 2025, (ii) $795.5 million in outstanding indebtedness at par, as of December 31, 2025, (iii) $1,388.1 million in net assets as of December 31, 2025 and (iv) an average interest rate, including fees (such as fees on undrawn amounts and amortization of financing costs), on our indebtedness, as of December 31, 2025, of 6.52%.

Provisions in our credit facilities may limit our investment discretion.

Our existing and any future credit facilities may be backed by all or a portion of our loans and securities on which the lenders will have a security interest.

We may pledge up to 100% of our assets and may grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instrument we enter into with lenders. We expect that any security interests we grant will be set forth in a pledge and security agreement and evidenced by the filing of financing statements by the agent for the lenders. In addition, we expect that the custodian for our securities serving as collateral agent for such loan would include in its electronic systems notices indicating the existence of such security interests and, following notice of occurrence of an event of default, if any, and during its continuance, will only accept transfer instructions with respect to any such securities from the lender or its designee. If we were to default under the terms of any debt instrument, the agent for the applicable lenders would be able to assume control of the timing of disposition of any or all of our assets securing such debt, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In connection with our credit facilities, distributions to shareholders may be subordinated to payments required in connection with any indebtedness contemplated thereby.

In addition, any security interests and/or negative covenants required by a credit facility may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt and may make it difficult for us to restructure or refinance indebtedness at or prior to maturity or obtain additional debt or equity financing. In addition, if our borrowing base under a credit facility were to decrease, we may be required to secure additional assets in an amount sufficient to cure any borrowing base deficiency. In the event that all of our assets are secured at the time of such a borrowing base deficiency, we could be required to repay advances under a credit facility or make deposits to a collection account, either of which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to fund future investments and to make distributions.

In addition, we may be subject to limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, which may include restrictions on geographic and industry concentrations, loan size, payment frequency and status, average life, collateral interests and investment ratings, as well as regulatory restrictions on leverage which may affect the amount of funding that may be obtained. There also may be certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, including required minimum portfolio yield and limitations on delinquencies and charge-offs, a violation of which could limit further advances and, in some cases, result in an event of default. An event of default under a credit facility could result in an accelerated maturity date for all amounts outstanding thereunder, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. This could reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to grow our business.

Any defaults under a credit facility could adversely affect our business.

In the event we default under a credit facility or other borrowings, our business could be adversely affected as we may be forced to sell a portion of our investments quickly and prematurely at what may be disadvantageous prices to us in order to meet our outstanding payment obligations and/or support working capital requirements under such borrowing facility, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, following any such default, the agent for the lenders under such borrowing facility could assume control of the disposition of any or all of our assets, including the selection of such assets to be disposed and the timing of such disposition, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We are subject to risks associated with our debt securitizations, which, along with any future CLOs, may subject us to certain structured financing risks.

As a result of debt securitizations sponsored by us, including the 2024 Debt Securitization and the 2025 Debt Securitization, we are subject to a variety of risks, including those set forth below. We use the term “debt securitization” to describe a form of secured borrowing under which an operating company (sometimes referred to as an “originator” or “sponsor”) acquires or originates loans or other assets that earn income, whether on a one-time or recurring basis (collectively, “income producing assets”), and borrows money on a non-recourse basis against a legally separate pool of loans or other income producing assets. In a typical debt securitization, the

originator transfers the loans or income producing assets to a single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary (also referred to as a “special purpose entity”), which is established solely for the purpose of holding loans and income producing assets and issuing debt secured by these income producing assets. The special purpose entity completes the borrowing through the issuance of notes secured by the loans or other assets. The special purpose entity may issue the notes in the capital markets to a variety of investors, including banks, non-bank financial institutions and other investors. In our debt securitizations, institutional investors purchase certain notes issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary in private placements. Pursuant to a collateral management agreement governing our debt securitization, we may incur liability as the collateral manager to our indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary. Additionally, as collateral manager to our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, we manage multiple tranches of debt associated with the debt securitization. We also hold equity in the debt securitization, and this first loss position may create a more concentrated risk of loss compared to our overall portfolio. See “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.

The Notes and membership interests that we hold that were issued in our debt securitizations are subordinated obligations of the respective CLO and we could be prevented from receiving cash from such CLO.

The notes offered in each of the 2024 Debt Securitization and the 2025 Debt Securitization (together, the “Notes”) were issued by our indirect, wholly owned, consolidated subsidiaries (each, a “CLO”). The Notes that were issued by each CLO and retained by us are the most junior class of notes issued by the respective CLO, are subordinated in priority of payment to the other notes issued by the CLO and will be subject to certain payment restrictions set forth in the respective indenture governing the Notes issued by such CLO. Therefore, we only receive cash distributions on the Notes if such CLO has made all cash interest payments to all other notes it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the portfolio of loan investments held by the CLO has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, or as a result of defaulted loans or individual fund assets, the value of the Notes that we have retained at their redemption could be reduced. If the CLO does not meet the asset coverage tests or the interest coverage test set forth in the documents governing such debt securitization, cash would be diverted from the Notes that we hold to first pay the more senior notes issued by the CLO in amounts sufficient to cause such tests to be satisfied. Separately, we may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with the CLO or any other investment we may make. If any of these occur, it could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

Each CLO is the residual claimant on funds, if any, remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by such CLO have been paid in full on each payment date or upon maturity of such notes under the applicable debt securitization documents. As the holder of the membership interests in the CLOs, we could receive distributions, if any, only to the extent that the CLO makes distributions out of funds remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by the CLO have been paid in full on the payment date any amounts due and owing on such payment date or upon maturity of such notes. In the event that we fail to receive cash directly from either CLO, we could be unable to make distributions in amounts sufficient to qualify as a RIC, or at all.

We may be subject to conflicts of interest caused by our role as a collateral manager in CLO transactions.

We serve as collateral manager to each CLO under a collateral management agreement, and we may serve as collateral manager for additional CLOs in the future. There may be conflicts of interest associated with sponsoring and managing the CLOs, including from the issuance of debt securitizations through future CLOs we create to refinance our secured borrowings. In creating a CLO, we depend in part on distributions from the CLO’s assets out of its earnings and cash flows to enable us to make distributions to shareholders. The ability of a CLO to make distributions will be subject to various limitations, including the terms and covenants of the debt it issues. A CLO also may take actions that delay distributions in order to preserve ratings and to keep the cost of present and future financings lower or the CLO may be obligated to retain cash or other assets to satisfy over-collateralization requirements commonly provided for holders of the CLO’s debt, which could impact our ability to receive distributions from the CLO. Our use of CLOs that we manage to satisfy financing needs, including through the declaration of distributions or the negotiation of terms and covenants in the debt it issues, may create conflicts of interest.

In addition, a decline in the credit quality of loans in a CLO due to poor operating results of the relevant borrower, declines in the value of loan collateral or increases in defaults, among other things, may force a CLO to sell certain assets at a loss, reducing their earnings and, in turn, cash potentially available for distribution to us for distribution to our shareholders. To the extent that any losses are incurred by the CLO in respect of any collateral, such losses will be borne first by us as owner of equity interests in the CLO.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Risks

We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on our earnings if we are unable to qualify or maintain our qualification as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code.

We have elected, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code; however, no assurance can be given that we will be able to qualify for and maintain RIC tax treatment. To qualify as a RIC, we must meet certain requirements, including source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The annual distribution requirement applicable to RICs generally is satisfied if we timely distribute (or are deemed to distribute) to our shareholders on an annual basis at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our net ordinary taxable income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses, if any. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on any income that we do not timely distribute. In addition, we may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income and gain unless we distribute (or are deemed to distribute) each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98% of our ordinary income for each calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of the amount by which our capital gain exceeds our capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ended on October 31 of the calendar year, and (iii) any certain undistributed amounts from the previous years on which we paid no U.S.federal income tax. To the extent we use debt financing, we will be subject to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and may be subject to financial covenants under loan and credit agreements, each of which could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making annual distributions necessary to satisfy these distribution requirements and receive RIC tax treatment. If we are unable to obtain cash needed to pay such annual distributions from other sources, or choose or are required to retain a portion of our taxable income or gains, we may fail to qualify as a RIC and, thus, may be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on our entire taxable income without regard to any distributions made by us.

The income source requirement will be satisfied if we obtain at least 90% of our annual income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of certain securities, gains from the sale of stock or other securities or foreign currencies, net income from certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as that term is defined in the Code), or other income derived from the business of investing in stock or securities.

In order to qualify as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. Specifically, as of the end of each quarter of our taxable year, (1) at least 50% of the value of our assets must consist of cash, cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities, if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and (2) no more than 25% of the value of our assets may be invested in (i) the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, (ii) the securities, other than the securities of other RICs, of two or more issuers that are controlled by us and which are determined under applicable Treasury regulations, to be engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses, or (iii) the securities of certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as that term is defined in the Code).

Failure to meet these tests may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC tax treatment. Because most of our investments are in private or thinly traded public companies, and therefore will be relatively illiquid, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and may result in substantial losses. If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason, and certain cure provisions are not applicable, we will become subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on all of our taxable income (including our net capital gains). The resulting taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions to our shareholders, and the amount of funds available for new investments. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our shareholders.

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before, or without, receiving cash representing such income.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as OID, or through contractual PIK interest, which generally represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. OID, which could be significant relative to our overall investment activities, or increases in loan balances as a result of contractual PIK arrangements, will be included in our income before we receive any corresponding cash payments. We also may be required to include in income certain other amounts that we will not receive in cash.

Because we may recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income, we may have difficulty meeting the annual distribution requirement necessary to maintain our qualification as a RIC. In such a case, we may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forego new investment opportunities to meet these distribution requirements. If we are not able to obtain such cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify as a RIC and thus be subject to U.S. federal income tax.

Some of our investments may be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates.

We may invest in certain debt and equity investments through subsidiaries that are classified as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the taxable income of these subsidiaries will be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes imposed at corporate rates. We may invest in certain foreign debt and equity investments that could be subject to foreign taxes (such as income tax, withholding and value added taxes).

If we are not treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company,” certain shareholders will be treated as having received certain income and their allocable share of expenses, which may not be deductible.

A “publicly offered regulated investment company” is a RIC whose shares are either (i) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering within the meaning of Section 4 of the Securities Act, (ii) regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) held by at least 500 persons at all times during the taxable year. While we anticipate that we will continue to constitute a publicly offered RIC, there can be no assurance that we will in fact so qualify for any of our taxable years. If we are not treated as a publicly offered regulated investment company for any calendar year, each U.S. shareholder that is an individual, trust or estate will be treated as having received a dividend from us in the amount of such U.S. shareholder’s allocable share of the base management fee and incentive fees paid to the Adviser and certain of our other expenses for the calendar year, and these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions of such U.S. shareholder. Miscellaneous itemized deductions generally are not deductible by a U.S. shareholder that is an individual, trust or estate.

Our portfolio investments may present special tax issues.

The Fund expects to invest in debt securities that are rated below investment grade by rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. Investments in these types of instruments may present special tax issues for the Fund. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless instruments, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income and whether exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. These and other issues will be addressed by the Fund, to the extent necessary, to preserve its tax treatment as a RIC and to distribute sufficient income to not become subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates.

We cannot predict how new tax legislation will affect us, the Advisers, our investments, or our shareholders, and any such legislation could adversely affect our business.

Legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us. The laws pertaining to U.S. federal income tax are subject to ongoing review by the legislative branch, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Treasury Department. The likelihood of any such legislation being enacted is uncertain. New legislation, U.S. Treasury Regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting such legislation could have adverse consequences, including significantly and negatively affecting our ability to qualify as a RIC or otherwise negatively impacting the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to us and our investors as a result of such qualification. Investors are urged to consult with their tax advisor regarding legislative, regulatory, or administrative tax developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our Common Shares.

Risks Related to an Investment in our Common Shares

We may have difficulty sourcing investment opportunities.

We cannot assure investors that we will be able to locate a sufficient number of suitable investment opportunities to allow us to deploy all investments successfully. In addition, privately negotiated investments in loans and illiquid securities of private middle market companies require substantial due diligence and structuring, and we cannot assure investors that we will achieve our anticipated investment pace. As a result, investors will be unable to evaluate any future portfolio company investments prior to purchasing our Common Shares. Additionally, the Adviser will select our investments, and our shareholders will have no input with respect to such investment decisions. These factors increase the uncertainty, and thus the risk, of investing in our Common Shares. To the extent we are unable to deploy all investments, our investment income and, in turn, our results of operations, will likely be materially adversely affected.

We face risks associated with the deployment of our capital.

In light of the nature of our continuous offering as well as ongoing and periodic private offerings in relation to our investment strategy and the need to be able to deploy potentially large amounts of capital quickly to capitalize on potential investment opportunities, if we have difficulty identifying investments on attractive terms, there could be a delay between the time we receive net proceeds from the sale of our Common Shares in our offering or any private offering and the time we invest the net proceeds. Our proportion of privately negotiated investments may be lower than expected. We also may from time to time hold cash pending deployment into investments or have less than our targeted leverage, which cash or shortfall in target leverage may at times be

significant, particularly at times when we are receiving high amounts of offering proceeds and/or times when there are few attractive investment opportunities. Such cash may be held in an account for the benefit of our shareholders that may be invested in money market accounts or other similar temporary investments, each of which are subject to the management fees.

In the event we are unable to find suitable investments, such cash may be maintained for longer periods, which would be dilutive to overall investment returns. This could cause a substantial delay in the time it takes for your investment to realize its full potential return and could adversely affect our ability to pay regular distributions of cash flow from operations to you. It is not anticipated that the temporary investment of such cash into money market accounts or other similar temporary investments pending deployment into investments will generate significant interest, and investors should understand that such low interest payments on the temporarily invested cash may adversely affect overall returns. In the event we fail to timely invest the net proceeds of sales of our Common Shares or do not deploy sufficient capital to meet our targeted leverage, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

We may have difficulty paying distributions and the tax character of any distributions is uncertain.

We generally intend to distribute substantially all of our available earnings annually by paying distributions on a monthly basis, as determined by the Board in its discretion. We cannot assure investors that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a specified level of cash distributions (particularly during the early stages of our operations) or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by the impact of one or more of the risk factors described herein. Due to the asset coverage test applicable to us under the 1940 Act as a BDC, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions. In addition, for so long as our credit facility is outstanding, or pursuant to any other credit facility or borrowing facility we enter into in the future, we may be required by its terms to use all payments of interest and principal that we receive from our current investments as well as any proceeds received from the sale of our current investments to repay amounts outstanding thereunder, which could adversely affect our ability to make distributions.

Furthermore, the tax treatment and characterization of our distributions may vary significantly from time to time due to the nature of our investments. The ultimate tax characterization of our distributions made during a taxable year may not finally be determined until after the end of that taxable year. We may make distributions during a taxable year that exceed our investment company taxable income and net capital gains for that taxable year. In such a situation, the amount by which our total distributions exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits generally would be treated as a return of capital up to the amount of a shareholder’s adjusted tax basis in our Common Shares, with any amounts exceeding such adjusted tax basis treated as a gain from the sale or exchange of such Common Shares. A return of capital generally is a return of a shareholder’s investment rather than a return of earnings or gains derived from our investment activities. Moreover, we may pay all or a substantial portion of our distributions from borrowings or sources other than cash flow from operations in anticipation of future cash flow, which could constitute a return of shareholders’ capital and will lower such shareholders’ adjusted tax basis in our Common Shares, which may result in increased tax liability to shareholders when they sell such Common Shares.

An investment in our Common Shares will have limited liquidity.

Our Common Shares will constitute illiquid investments for which there is not, and will likely not be, a secondary market at any time prior to a public offering and listing of our Common Shares on a national securities exchange. There can be no guarantee that we will conduct a public offering and list our Common Shares on a national securities exchange. Investment in the Fund is suitable only for sophisticated investors and requires the financial ability and willingness to accept the high risks and lack of liquidity inherent in an investment in the Fund. Except in limited circumstances for legal or regulatory purposes, shareholders are not entitled to redeem their Common Shares. Shareholders must be prepared to bear the economic risk of an investment in our Common Shares for an extended period of time.

Certain investors will be subject to Exchange Act filing requirements.

Because our Common Shares are registered under the Exchange Act, ownership information for any person who beneficially owns 5% or more of our Common Shares will have to be disclosed in a Schedule 13G or other filings with the SEC. Beneficial ownership for these purposes is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and includes having voting or investment power over the securities. In some circumstances, our shareholders who choose to reinvest their dividends may see their percentage stake in the Fund increased to more than 5%, thus triggering this filing requirement.Although we provide in our quarterly financial statements the amount of our outstanding Common Shares and the amount of the investor’s Common Shares, the responsibility for determining the filing obligations and preparing the filing remains with the investor. In addition, owners of 10% or more of our Common Shares are subject to reporting obligations under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

Certain investors may be subject to the short-swing profits rules under the Exchange Act.

Our shareholders who hold more than 10% of a class of our Common Shares may be subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, which recaptures for the benefit of the Fund profits from the purchase and sale of registered stock (and securities convertible or exchangeable into such registered stock) within a six-month period.

Certain ERISA considerations.

We intend to conduct our affairs so that our assets should not be deemed to constitute “plan assets” under ERISA and the Plan Asset Regulations. In this regard, until such time as all classes of our Common Shares are considered “publicly-offered securities” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations, we intend either to (i) limit investment in each class of our Common Shares by “benefit plan investors” to less than 25% of the total value of each class of our Common Shares (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations) and/or (ii) prohibit “benefit plan investors” from acquiring Common Shares that are not a part of a class of Common Shares which are considered “publicly-offered securities”.

If, notwithstanding our intent, the assets of the Fund were deemed to be “plan assets” of any shareholder that is a “benefit plan investor” under the Plan Asset Regulations, this would result, among other things, in (i) the application of the prudence and other fiduciary responsibility standards of ERISA to investments made by the Fund, and (ii) the possibility that certain transactions in which the Fund might seek to engage could constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA and the Code. If a prohibited transaction occurs for which no exemption is available, the Adviser and/or any other fiduciary that has engaged in the prohibited transaction could be required to (i) restore to the “benefit plan investor” any profit realized on the transaction and/or (ii) reimburse the Covered Plan for any losses suffered by the “benefit plan investor” as a result of the investment. In addition, each disqualified person (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) involved could be subject to an excise tax equal to 15% of the amount involved in the prohibited transaction for each year the transaction continues and, unless the transaction is corrected within statutorily required periods, to an additional tax of 100%. The Fiduciary of a “benefit plan investor” who decides to invest in the Fund could, under certain circumstances, be liable for prohibited transactions or other violations as a result of their investment in the Fund or as co-fiduciaries for actions taken by or on behalf of the Fund or the Adviser. With respect to a “benefit plan investor” that is an individual retirement account (an “IRA”) that invests in the Fund, the occurrence of a prohibited transaction involving the individual who established the IRA, or his or her beneficiaries, would cause the IRA to lose its tax-exempt status.

Until such time as all the classes of our Common Shares constitute “publicly traded securities” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations, we have the power to (a) exclude any shareholder or potential shareholder from purchasing our Common Shares; (b) prohibit any redemption of our Common Shares; and (c) redeem some or all Common Shares held by any holder if, and to the extent that, our Board determines that there is a substantial likelihood that such holder’s purchase, ownership or redemption of Common Shares would result in our assets to be characterized as “plan assets,” for purposes of the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and all Common Shares of the Fund shall be subject to such terms and conditions.

Prospective investors should carefully review the matters discussed under “Restrictions on Share Ownership” and should consult with their own advisors as to the consequences of making an investment in the Fund.

Our Board may consider certain mergers.

The Independent Trustees of our Board may undertake to approve mergers between us and certain other funds or vehicles. These mergers may involve funds managed by affiliates of the Adviser. The Independent Trustees also may seek to convert the form and/or jurisdiction of organization, including to take advantage of laws that are more favorable to maintaining board control in the face of dissident shareholders.

Shareholders may experience dilution.

All distributions declared in cash payable to shareholders that are participants in our distribution reinvestment plan will generally be automatically reinvested in our Common Shares. As a result, shareholders that do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan may experience dilution over time.

Holders of our Common Shares will not have preemptive rights to any Common Shares we issue in the future. Our Declaration of Trust allows us to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares. After you purchase Common Shares in our offering, our Board may elect, without shareholder approval, to: (1) sell additional Common Shares in our current or future public offerings; (2) issue Common Shares or interests in any of our subsidiaries in private offerings; (3) issue Common Shares upon the exercise of the options we may grant to our Independent Trustees or future employees; or (4) subject to applicable law, issue Common Shares in payment of an outstanding obligation to pay fees for services rendered to us. To the extent we issue additional Common Shares after your purchase in our offering, your percentage ownership interest in us will be diluted. Because of these and other reasons, our shareholders may experience substantial dilution in their percentage ownership of our Common Shares or their interests in the underlying assets held by our subsidiaries.

Investing in our Common Shares involves a high degree of risk.

The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective may result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and a higher risk of volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies may be highly speculative and aggressive and, therefore, an investment in our Common Shares may not be suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance.

The NAV of our Common Shares may fluctuate significantly.

The NAV and liquidity, if any, of the market for our Common Shares may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:

• changes in the value of our portfolio of investments as a result of changes in market factors, such as interest rate shifts, and also portfolio specific performance, such as portfolio company defaults, among other reasons;

• changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines, particularly with respect to RICs or BDCs;

• failure to maintain our qualification as a RIC;

• distributions that exceed our net investment income and net income as reported according to U.S. GAAP;

• changes in earnings or variations in operating results;

• changes in accounting guidelines governing valuation of our investments;

• any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors or securities analysts;

• departure of the Adviser, Churchill or Nuveen Asset Management or certain of their key personnel;

• general economic trends and other external factors; and

• loss of a major funding source.

ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information in this management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund, including its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, "we", "us", "our" or the "Fund"). The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those set forth in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

We were formed as a Delaware statutory trust on February 8, 2022. We are an externally managed, 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”). We have elected, and intend to qualify annually, to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Our investment objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily through current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation, by investing in a diversified portfolio of private debt and equity investments in U.S. middle market companies owned by leading private equity firms, which we define as companies with $10 million to $250 million of annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). We primarily focus on investing in U.S. middle market companies with $10 million to $100 million of EBITDA, which we consider the core middle market.

We primarily invest in first-lien senior secured debt and first-out positions in unitranche loans (collectively “Senior Loan Investments”), as well as junior debt investments, such as second-lien loans, unsecured debt, subordinated debt and last-out positions in unitranche loans (including fixed- and floating-rate instruments and instruments with payment-in-kind income) (“Junior Capital Investments”). Senior Loan Investments and Junior Capital Investments may be originated alongside smaller related common equity positions to the same portfolio companies. Our portfolio also will include larger, stand-alone direct equity co-investments in private-equity backed companies that may be originated alongside or separately from Senior Loan Investments and/or Junior Capital Investments to the applicable portfolio company (“Equity Co-Investments”). We target an investment portfolio consisting, directly or indirectly, of 75% to 90% in Senior Loan Investments, 5% to 25% in Junior Capital Investments and up to 10% in Equity Co-Investments. To support our share repurchase program, we also will generally invest 5% to 10% of our assets in cash and cash equivalents, liquid fixed-income securities (including broadly syndicated loans) and other liquid credit instruments (“Liquid Investments”). While we seek to achieve the targets described above, the composition of the Fund’s investment portfolio may vary from time to time due to various factors, such as market conditions and the availability of attractive investment opportunities. For example, it is possible that the Fund will, from time to time, maintain a portfolio exclusively comprised of Senior Loan Investments, Junior Capital Investments or other fixed-income instruments.

Churchill PCIF Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill”), serves as our investment adviser. Pursuant to the advisory agreement between us and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser is responsible for the overall management of our activities and has delegated substantially all of its daily portfolio management obligations to Churchill pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement by and between the Adviser and Churchill (the “CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement”). The Adviser and Churchill also have engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management” and together with the Adviser and Churchill, the “Advisers”), acting through its leveraged finance division, to manage certain of our Liquid Investments, subject to the pace and amount of investment activity in the middle market investment program, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement by and among the Adviser, Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management (the “NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Each of the Adviser, Churchill and Nuveen Asset Management is an indirect subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”), the investment management division of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”).

Churchill NCPCIF CLO-I LLC (“CLO-I” and f/k/a “SPV I”), Churchill NCPCIF CLO-II LLC (“CLO-II”), NCPIF Equity Holdings LLC (“Equity Holdings”), NCPCIF SPV II, LLC (“SPV II”), NCPCIF SPV III, LLC (“SPV III”), and NCPCIF BSL SPV I, LLC (“BSL SPV I”) are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Fund and are consolidated in these consolidated financial statements commencing from the date of their respective formation.

On March 31, 2022, prior to our election to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, TIAA contributed certain portfolio investments to the Fund and SPV I and, in connection therewith, the Fund entered into a promissory note with TIAA and issued Class I shares to TIAA.

On December 11, 2024, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Nuveen Churchill Private Credit Fund (“NCPCF” and the acquisition of NCPCF, the “NCPCF Acquisition”) pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated October 23, 2024 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Fund and NCPCF. Prior to NCPCF’s dissolution, the Fund and NCPCF were affiliated BDCs, and NCPCF was externally managed by Churchill. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), we delivered to NCPCF an aggregate purchase price of $221.0 million, equal to the net asset value of NCPCF as of December 9, 2024, at which time NCPCF sold, transferred, assigned and conveyed to us substantially all of its assets, and we assumed all of NCPCF’s liabilities, including $281.5 million of indebtedness outstanding under the Scotiabank Credit Facility (as defined below).

Under the Advisory Agreement, we pay the Adviser a base management fee as well as an incentive fee based on our investment performance. Under the administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with Churchill BDC Administration LLC as our administrator (the “Administrator”), we have agreed to reimburse the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including, but not limited to, our allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs. The Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management and the Administrator are all affiliates and subsidiaries of Nuveen, the investment management division of TIAA.

Key Components of Our Results of Operations

Investments

Our level of investment activity varies substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount we have available to invest, as well as the amount of debt and equity capital available to middle market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity in the middle market, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.

To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements.

As a BDC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we are generally required to invest at least 70% of our total assets in “qualifying assets,” including securities of private or thinly traded public U.S. companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less.

As a BDC, we must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” Under the 1940 Act, the term “eligible portfolio company” includes all private companies, companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, and certain public companies that have listed their securities on a national securities exchange and have a market capitalization of less than $250.0 million. In addition, we must be organized in the United States to qualify as a BDC.

Revenues

We generate revenue primarily in the form of interest income on our Senior Loan Investments, our Junior Capital Investments and our Liquid Investments, and capital gains and dividend income from our Equity Co-Investments in our portfolio companies. Our Senior Loan Investments typically bear interest at a floating rate usually determined on the basis of a benchmark, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Our Junior Capital Investments generally include cash paying subordinated debt (including fixed-rate subordinated loans, which may have a portion of PIK income, and floating-rate second-lien term loans), subordinated PIK notes (with no current cash payments) and/or equity securities (with no current cash payments). Our Liquid Investments include a portfolio of cash and cash equivalents, liquid fixed-income securities (including broadly syndicated loans) and other liquid credit instruments. The principal amount of the debt securities and any accrued but unpaid PIK interest generally will become due at the maturity date. Original issue discounts and market discounts or premiums will be capitalized, and we will accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We will record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income.

Expenses

The Advisers and their respective affiliates are responsible for the compensation and routine overhead expenses allocable to personnel providing investment advisory and management services to us. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including those costs and expenses incidental to the provision of investment advisory and management services to the Fund (such as items (iii) and (iv) listed below). We will not reimburse the Administrator or the Adviser for any rent or depreciation, utilities, capital equipment, expenses or other administrative items incurred by the Sponsor (as defined in the Omnibus Guidelines, as defined below), or salaries, fringe benefits, travel expenses and other administrative items incurred by or allocated to any Controlling Person of the Sponsor (as defined in the Omnibus Guidelines).

(i) organization of the Fund;

(ii) calculating NAV (including the cost and expenses of any independent third-party valuation firm);

(iii) expenses, including travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, incurred by the Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management, or members of its investment teams, or payable to third parties, in evaluating, developing, negotiating, structuring and performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies, including such expenses related to potential investments that were not consummated, and, if necessary, enforcing the Fund’s rights;

(iv) fees and expenses incurred by the Adviser (and its affiliates), Churchill (and its affiliates), Nuveen Asset Management (and its affiliates), or the Administrator (or its affiliates) payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for the Fund and in conducting research and due diligence on prospective investments and equity sponsors, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring the Fund’s investments and monitoring investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis;

(v) any and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the incurrence of leverage and indebtedness of the Fund, including borrowings, dollar rolls, reverse purchase agreements, credit facilities, securitizations, margin financing and derivatives and swaps, and including any principal or interest on the Fund’s borrowings and indebtedness (including, without limitation, any fees, costs, and expenses incurred in obtaining lines of credit, loan commitments, and letters of credit for the account of the Fund and in making, carrying, funding and/or otherwise resolving investment guarantees);

(vi) offerings, sales, and repurchases of the Common Shares and other securities;

(vii) fees and expenses payable under the Intermediary Manager Agreement and selected dealer agreements, if any;

(viii) investment advisory fees payable under Section 7 of the Advisory Agreement;

(ix) administration fees and expenses, if any, payable under the Administration Agreement (including payments under the Administration Agreement between us and the Administrator, based upon our allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including the allocable portion of the cost of the Fund’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, and their respective staffs);

(x) costs incurred in connection with investor relations and Board relations;

(xi) any applicable administrative agent fees or loan arranging fees incurred with respect to portfolio investments by the Adviser, Churchill (and its affiliates) Nuveen Asset Management (and its affiliates), the Administrator or an affiliate thereof;

(xii) any and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in implementing or maintaining third-party or proprietary software tools, programs or other technology for the benefit of the Fund (including, without limitation, any and all fees, costs and expenses of any investment, books and records, portfolio compliance and reporting systems, general ledger or portfolio accounting systems and similar systems and services, including, without limitation, consultant, software licensing, data management and recovery services fees and expenses);

(xiii) transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees and expenses;

(xiv) federal and state registration fees;

(xv) all costs of registration and listing the Common Shares on any securities exchange;

(xvi) federal, state and local taxes;

(xvii) independent trustees’ fees and expenses, including reasonable travel, entertainment, lodging and meal expenses, and any legal counsel or other advisors retained by, or at the discretion or for the benefit of, the independent trustees;

(xviii) costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the SEC, FINRA, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or other regulators, and all fees, costs and expenses related to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory filings related to the Fund’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management, and their respective affiliates relating to the Fund and its activities;

(xix) costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to shareholders, including printing costs;

(xx) fidelity bond, trustees’ and officers’/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;

(xxi) direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors, tax preparers and outside legal costs;

(xxii) proxy voting expenses;

(xxiii) all expenses relating to payments of dividends or interest or distributions in cash or any other form made or caused to be made by the Board to or on account of holders of the securities of the Fund, including in connection with the distribution reinvestment plan or the share repurchase program;

(xxiv) costs incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Fund’s assets for tax or other purposes;

(xxv) the allocated costs incurred by the Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management, and/or the Administrator in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it;

(xxvi) allocable fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts on behalf of the Fund;

(xxvii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Fund or its portfolio companies and the amount of any judgments or settlements paid in connection therewith, Trustee and officers’, liability or other insurance (including costs of title insurance) and indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to Fund’s affairs;

(xxviii) fees, costs and expenses of winding up and liquidating the Fund’s assets; and

(xxix) all other expenses incurred by the Fund, the Adviser, Churchill, Nuveen Asset Management, or the Administrator in connection with administering the Fund’s business.

With respect to (i) above, Nuveen Alternative Holdings LLC (“Nuveen Alternative Holdings”), an affiliate of Nuveen Asset Management, agreed to advance (or cause one or more of its affiliates to advance) all of our organization and offering expenses on our behalf through the Escrow Break Date. Unless Nuveen Alternative Holdings elects to cover such expenses pursuant to the expense support and conditional reimbursement agreement with Churchill (the “Expense Support Agreement”), we may be obligated to reimburse Nuveen Alternative Holdings under the terms of the Expense Support Agreement for such advanced expenses. Any reimbursements will not exceed actual expenses incurred by Nuveen Alternative Holdings.

From time to time, the Adviser, the Administrator or their affiliates may pay third-party providers of goods or services. We will reimburse the Adviser, the Administrator or such affiliates thereof for any such amounts paid on our behalf. From time to time, the Adviser or the Administrator may defer or waive fees and/or rights to be reimbursed for expenses. All of the foregoing expenses will ultimately be borne by our shareholders.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

Portfolio Composition

Our portfolio and investment activity for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is presented below (dollar amounts in thousands):

For the Years Ended December 31,

Net funded investment activity

New gross commitments at par (1) (2)

Net investments funded (2)

Investments sold or repaid

Net funded investment activity

Gross commitments at par (1) (2)

First-lien debt

Subordinated debt

Equity investments

Total gross commitments

Portfolio company activity

Portfolio companies, beginning of period

Number of new portfolio companies

Number of exited portfolio companies

Portfolio companies, end of period

Count of investments

Count of industries

New Investment Activity

Weighted average annual interest rate on new debt investments at par

Weighted average annual interest rate on new floating rate debt investments at par

Weighted average spread on new floating rate debt investments at par

Weighted average annual coupon on new fixed rate debt investments at par

(1) Gross commitments at par includes unfunded investment commitments.

(2) Gross commitments at par and investments funded for the year ended December 31, 2024 excludes gross commitments and funded investments of $519,489 and $489,637, respectively, acquired in connection with the NCPCF Acquisition. For additional information, see “Part II, Item 8 — Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 11 “NCPCF Acquisition”.

As of December 31, 2025, our debt investment portfolio reflected the following characteristics, based on fair value:

• Weighted average reported annual EBITDA of $87.9 million. (1)

• Weighted average of 2.6x interest coverage ratio for our first-lien loans. (2)

• Weighted average of 4.7x net leverage. (3)

• Weighted average loan-to-value of 40.6%. (4)

• Approximately 73.2% of our debt investments have financial maintenance covenants. (5)

(1) These calculations include all private debt investments for which fair value is determined by our Adviser in its capacity as the valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) of the Fund's board of trustees (the “Board”) and excludes quoted assets. Including quoted assets, the weighted average reporting annual EBITDA is $191.2 million. Amounts are weighted based on the fair market value of each respective investment as of its most recent quarterly valuation, which are derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial statements.

(2) The interest coverage ratio calculation is derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial information received by the Adviser and is a weighted average based on the fair market value of each respective first lien loan investment as of its most recent reporting to lenders. Such reporting may include assumptions regarding the impact of interest rate hedges established by borrowers to reduce their exposure to floating interest rates (resulting in a reduced hedging rate being used for the total interest expense in respect of such hedges, rather than any higher rates applicable under the documentation for such loans), even if such hedging instruments are not pledged as collateral to lenders in respect of such loans and do not secure the loans themselves. The interest rate coverage ratio excludes Junior Capital Investments and Equity Co-investments and applies solely to traditional middle market first lien loans held by us, which also excludes any upper middle market or other first lien loans investments that do not have financial maintenance covenants and first lien loans that the Adviser has assigned a risk rating of ‘8’ or higher, as well as any portfolio companies with net senior leverage of 15x or greater. As a result of the foregoing exclusions, the interest coverage ratio shown herein applies to 60.01% of our total investments, and 64.63% of our total first lien loan investments, in each case based upon fair value.

(3) Net leverage is the ratio of total debt minus cash divided by EBITDA, taking into account only the debt issued through the tranche in which we are a lender. Leverage is derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial statements and weighted by the fair value of each investment. Net leverage presented excludes equity investments as well as debt instruments to which the Adviser has assigned a risk rating of 8 or higher and any portfolio companies with net leverage of 15x or greater.

(4) Weighted average loan-to-value represents the net ratio of loan-to-value for each portfolio company, weighted based on the fair value of total applicable private debt investments. Loan-to-value is calculated as the current total net debt through each respective loan tranche divided by the estimated enterprise value of the portfolio company as of the most recently available financial information. Includes all private debt investments for which fair value is determined by the Valuation Designee and excludes quoted assets as well as investments that the Adviser has assigned an internal risk rating of 8 or higher, investments on non-accrual, and portfolio companies with net leverage of 15x or greater. Amounts are weighted on the fair market value of each respective investment. Amounts were derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial statements, have not been independently verified by the Fund, and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount. Accordingly, the Fund makes no representation or warranty in respect of this information.

(5) Represents the percentage of Senior Loan Investments and Junior Capital Investments with one or more financial maintenance covenants and excludes debt investments in liquid fixed-income securities (including broadly syndicated loans). Including debt investments in liquid fixed-income securities, approximately 67.51% our total debt investments have financial maintenance covenants.

As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our investments consisted of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Cost

Fair Value

% of Fair Value

Cost

Fair Value

% of Fair Value

First-Lien Debt

Subordinated Debt (1)

Equity Investments

Total

Largest portfolio company investment

Average portfolio company investment

(1) As of December 31, 2025, Subordinated Debt at fair value was comprised of second lien term loans and/or second lien notes of $61,168, mezzanine debt of $47,832 and structured debt of $1,299, and Subordinated Debt at cost was comprised of second lien term loans and/or second lien notes of $63,332, mezzanine debt of $48,295 and structured debt of $1,300. As of December 31, 2024, Subordinated Debt at fair value was comprised of second lien term loans and/or second lien notes of $49,896, mezzanine debt of $52,014 and structured debt of $1,083, and Subordinated Debt at cost was comprised of second lien term loans and/or second lien notes of $51,588, mezzanine debt of $52,535, and structured debt of $1,091.

The industry composition of our portfolio as a percentage of fair value as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:

Industry

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Automotive

Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

Beverage, Food & Tobacco

Capital Equipment

Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber

Construction & Building

Consumer Goods: Durable

Consumer Goods: Non-durable

Containers, Packaging & Glass

Energy: Electricity

Energy: Oil & Gas

Environmental Industries

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

High Tech Industries

Hotel, Gaming & Leisure

Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

Media: Diversified & Production

Metals & Mining

Retail

Services: Business

Services: Consumer

Sovereign & Public Finance

Telecommunications

Transportation: Cargo

Transportation: Consumer

Utilities: Electric

Utilities: Water

Wholesale

Total

The weighted average yields of our investments as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Weighted average yield on debt and income producing investments, at cost (1)

Weighted average yield on debt and income producing investments, at fair value (2)

Percentage of debt investments bearing a floating rate

Percentage of debt investments bearing a fixed rate

(1) Weighted average yield inclusive of debt and income producing investments on non-accrual status, at cost, as of December 31, 2025 was 8.82%. Weighted average yield inclusive of debt and income producing investments on non-accrual status, at cost, as of December 31, 2024 was 9.74%.

(2) Weighted average yield inclusive of debt and income producing investments on non-accrual status, at fair value, as of December 31, 2025 was 8.86%. Weighted average yield inclusive of debt and income producing investments on non-accrual status, at fair value, as of December 31, 2024 was 9.78%.

As of December 31, 2025, 85.29% and 85.29% of our floating rate debt and income producing investments at cost and at fair value, respectively, had interest rate floors that govern the minimum applicable interest rates on such loans. As of December 31, 2024, 79.01% and 78.98% of our floating rate debt and income producing investments at cost and at fair value, respectively, had interest rate floors that govern the minimum applicable interest rates on such loans.

The weighted average yield of our debt and income producing securities is not the same as a return on investment for our shareholders, but rather relates to our investment portfolio, and is calculated before the payment of all of our and our subsidiary’s fees and expenses. The weighted average yield was computed using the effective interest rates as of each respective date, including accretion of original issue discount, but excluding investments on non-accrual status. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield will remain at its current level. Total weighted average yields of our debt and income producing investments, at cost, decreased from 9.78% to 8.82% from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The decrease in weighted average yields was primarily due to overall tightening of spreads in newly originated investments and lower base interest rates.

Private equity mergers and acquisitions activity concluded 2025 with strong momentum, as the recovery that began in the second half of the year gained traction through the fourth quarter following earlier disruptions arising from global trade policy uncertainty. Improving market fundamentals and restored sponsor confidence in the macro environment, including greater clarity regarding the direction of interest rates, drove increased transaction execution during 2025. Repayment activity remained elevated during the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by a combination of new transaction activity and selective refinancings, as borrowers continued to capitalize on investor demand and favorable market conditions. While repayment activity may continue to offset new investment deployment, we believe that well-capitalized lenders with available liquidity, existing portfolio company relationships, and strong proprietary sponsor networks are well-positioned to benefit from the positive market momentum.

Despite this market recovery, certain macro-economic risks and uncertainties remain. Changes to trade policies, including the imposition of new tariffs by the current administration, could disrupt supply chains and may negatively impact the financial condition of certain of our portfolio companies as well as the macro-economic environment. Additionally, the rapid evolution and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may create both opportunities and challenges for businesses, potentially reshaping competitive dynamics, operational models, and workforce requirements across industries. In light of these changes, we are closely monitoring the impacts to our portfolio companies, and we will continue to seek to invest in defensive businesses with low levels of cyclicality, strong levels of free cash flow generation, and multiple channels to source products or materials. There can be no assurance that economic conditions or competitive market dynamics will not adversely impact certain of our portfolio companies, which could impact our future results.

Asset Quality

In addition to various risk management and monitoring tools, we use the Advisers’ investment rating system to characterize and monitor the credit profile and expected level of returns on each investment in our portfolio, with the exception of the Liquid Investments managed by the leveraged finance division of Nuveen Asset Management. Churchill, in its capacity as sub-adviser, utilizes a systematic, consistent approach to credit evaluation, with a particular focus on an acceptable level of debt repayment and deleveraging under a “base case” set of projections (the “Base Case”), which reflects a more conservative estimate than the set of projections provided by a prospective portfolio company (the “Management Case”). The following is a description of the conditions associated with each investment rating:

1. Performing - Superior: Borrower is performing significantly above Management Case.

2. Performing - High:  Borrower is performing at or near the Management Case (i.e., in a range slightly below to slightly above).

3. Performing - Low Risk: Borrower is operating well ahead of the Base Case to slightly below the Management Case.

4. Performing - Stable Risk: Borrower is operating at or near the Base Case (i.e., in a range slightly below to slightly above). This is the initial rating assigned to all new borrowers.

5. Performing - Management Notice: Borrower is operating below the Base Case. Adverse trends in business conditions and/or industry outlook are viewed as temporary. There is no immediate risk of payment default and only a low to moderate risk of covenant default.

6. Watch List - Low Maintenance: Borrower is operating below the Base Case with declining margin of protection. Adverse trends in business conditions and/or industry outlook are viewed as probably lasting for more than a year. Payment default is still considered unlikely, but there is a moderate to high risk of covenant default.

7. Watch List - Medium Maintenance: Borrower is operating well below the Base Case but has adequate liquidity. Adverse trends are more pronounced than in Internal Risk Rating 6 above. There is a high risk of covenant default, or it may have already occurred. Payments are current, although subject to greater uncertainty, and there is a moderate to high risk of payment default.

8. Watch List - High Maintenance: Borrower is operating well below the Base Case. Liquidity may be strained. Covenant default is imminent or may have occurred. Payments are current, but there is a high risk of payment default. Negotiations to restructure or refinance debt on normal terms may have begun. Further significant deterioration appears unlikely and no loss of principal is currently anticipated.

9. Watch List - Possible Loss: At the current level of operations and financial condition, the borrower does not have the ability to service and ultimately repay or refinance all outstanding debt on current terms. Liquidity is strained. Payment default may have occurred or is very likely in the short term unless creditors grant some relief. Loss of principal is possible.

10. Watch List - Probable Loss: At the current level of operations and financial condition, the borrower does not have the ability to service and ultimately repay or refinance all outstanding debt on current terms. Payment default is very likely or may have already occurred. Liquidity is extremely limited. The prospects for improvement in the borrower’s situation are sufficiently negative that loss of some or all principal is probable.

Churchill regularly monitors and, when appropriate, changes the investment rating assigned to each investment in our portfolio, excluding Liquid Investments managed by the leveraged finance division of Nuveen Asset Management. Each investment team will review the investment ratings in connection with monthly or quarterly portfolio reviews.

The following table shows the investment ratings of the investments in our portfolio (dollar amounts in thousands):

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Fair Value (1)

% of Portfolio

Number of Portfolio Companies (1)

Fair Value (1)

% of Portfolio

Number of Portfolio Companies (1)

Total

(1) Liquid Investments managed by the leveraged finance division of Nuveen Asset Management are excluded from the investment ratings table. As of December 31, 2025, there were 76 portfolio companies in the Liquid Investments portfolio, which had a total fair value of $164,488 or 7.64% of the portfolio. As of December 31, 2024, there were 74 portfolio companies in the Liquid Investments portfolio, which had a total fair value of $183,863 or 10.93% of the portfolio.

As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the weighted average Internal Risk Rating of our investment portfolio was 4.1 and 4.1, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had an investment in one portfolio company on non-accrual status. The cost of the investment on non-accrual status was $0.2 million, which represents approximately 0.01% of total investments at cost. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund had an investment in one portfolio company on non-accrual status. The cost of the investment on non-accrual status was $7,455, which represents approximately 0.44% of total investments at cost.

Results of Operations

Operating results for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

For the Years Ended December 31,

Investment income:

Non-controlled/non-affiliated company investments:

Interest income

Payment-in-kind interest income

Dividend income

Other income

Total investment income

Expenses:

Interest and debt financing expenses

Management fees (See Note 5 )

Income based incentive fees (See Note 5 )

Professional fees

Board of Trustees’ fees

Administration fees (See Note 5 )

Other general and administrative expenses

Distribution and shareholder servicing fees

Class S

Class D

Offering costs

Total expenses

Expense support (See  Note 5 )

Management fees waived (See Note 5 )

Incentive fees waived (See Note 5 )

Net expenses

Net investment income before excise taxes

Excise taxes

Net investment income

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

Net realized gain (loss) on non-controlled/non-affiliated company investments

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

Non-controlled/non-affiliated company investments

Income tax (provision) benefit

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

Total net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations can vary from period to period as a result of various factors, including the level of new investment commitments, expenses, the recognition of realized gains and losses, and changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the investment portfolio.

Investment Income

Investment income increased to $182.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $97.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in our deployed capital and the NCPCF Acquisition. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in the weighted average yield on our debt and income-producing investments resulting from market spread tightening and a decline in SOFR. As of December 31, 2025, the size of our portfolio increased to $2.2 billion from $1.7 billion, as of December 31, 2024, at cost. As of December 31, 2025, the weighted average yield of our debt and income producing investments decreased to 8.82% from 9.78% as of December 31, 2024, at cost, primarily due to tightening of spreads on newly originated investments and the decline in base interest rates. We expect our portfolio and investment income to continue growing as we raise and deploy capital through our offering. Shifts in base interest rates, such as SOFR and other applicable benchmark rates, may affect our investment income.

Investment income increased to $97.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $47.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to increased investment activities driven by an increase in our deployed capital, slightly offset by a decrease in the weighted average yield of our debt and income producing investments as a result of market spread tightening and a decline in SOFR. As of December 31, 2024, the size of our portfolio increased to $1.7 billion from $516.2 million, as of December 31, 2023, at cost. As of December 31, 2024, the weighted average yield of our debt and income producing investments decreased to 9.78% from 11.33% as of December 31, 2023, at cost, primarily due to overall tightening of spreads in newly originated investments, the refinancing or repricing of existing portfolio companies, and the decline in base interest rates.

Expenses

Total expenses before expense support, waived fees and excise taxes increased to $89.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $39.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Interest and debt financing expenses increased for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to higher average daily borrowings resulting from increased borrowing capacity through new credit facilities and debt securitization transactions, as further described below, partially offset by a decrease in the average interest rate. The average daily borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $809.8 million, compared to $251.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 was 6.52%, compared to 7.43% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Management and incentive fees increased following the expiration of waivers. Our Adviser had waived 100% of the management fee from the Escrow Break Date through May 31, 2024, then waived 50% of the management fee for the period from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The increase in management fees for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily attributable to the increase in our net assets and the expiration of the fee waivers.

Additionally, our Adviser's waiver of incentive fees on income expired effective May 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, income-based incentive fees totaled $16.5 million, of which $6.5 million was waived during the first and second quarters of 2025 prior to the expiration of the waiver. The increase in incentive fees for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same periods in 2024, was primarily attributable to higher net investment income and the expiration of the fee waiver. As of December 31, 2025, income-based incentive fees payable to the Adviser totaled $4.4 million. No capital gains incentive fees were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.

Total expenses before expense support, waived fees and excise taxes increased to $39.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $18.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to the accrual of the management fee and the income based incentive fee following the Escrow Break Date. As described above, our Adviser waived 100% of the management fee until June 1, 2024, then 50% through May 31, 2025, and waived 100% of the income-based incentive fee through May 31, 2025.

Interest and debt financing expenses increased for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher average daily borrowings as a result of the increase in borrowing capacity under the Bank of America Credit Facility, the completion of the 2024 Debt Securitization, and the addition of the Scotiabank Credit Facility (each defined below). The average daily borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $251.0 million, compared to $136.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 7.43%, compared to 7.73% for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Other operating expenses also increased as the Fund grew. Professional fees include legal, audit, tax, valuation, and other professional fees incurred related to the management of the Fund. Administrative fees represent fees paid to the Administrator for our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, and their respective staffs. Other general and administrative expenses include insurance, filing, research, rating agencies, subscriptions and other costs. Professional, administration, and other general and administrative fees for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $7.5 million, $3.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

The expense support amount represents expenses paid on our behalf in accordance with the Expense Support Agreement, which are subject to reimbursement by us in accordance with the agreement's terms. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, expense support totaled $(1.3) million, $(0.8) million and $(0.8) million , respectively.

Net realized gain (loss) and Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a net realized loss on investments of $(14.2) million primarily driven by the restructuring of four underperforming debt positions, compared to a net realized gain of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

We recorded a net change in unrealized loss of $(2.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to a net change in unrealized loss of $(1.9) million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The net change in unrealized loss for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the comparable period in 2024 resulted from modest softening in performance of certain of our portfolio companies, partially offset by the tightening of market spreads.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a net realized gain on investments of $0.8 million primarily driven by full or partial repayments and sales of certain of our investments compared to a net realized gain of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.

We recorded a net change in unrealized loss of $(1.9) million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to a net change in unrealized loss of $(0.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net change in unrealized loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the comparable period in 2023 resulted primarily from modest softening in performance of certain of our portfolio companies, partially offset by the tightening of market spreads.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Due to the diverse capital resources available to us at this time, we believe we have adequate liquidity to support our near-term capital requirements. Our liquidity and capital sources are generated primarily from (i) the net proceeds of our offering of Common Shares, (ii) cash flows from income earned from our investments and principal repayments, (iii) proceeds from net borrowings on our financing facilities and CLO debt issuances (discussed further below) and (iv) any future offerings of our equity or debt securities. Due to an uncertain economic outlook and current market volatility, we regularly evaluate our overall liquidity position and take proactive steps to maintain that position based on such circumstances. Our primary uses of cash are (i) the purchase of investments in portfolio companies, (ii) funding the cost of operations (including paying the Adviser and the Administrator), (iii) debt service, repayment and other financing costs of our borrowings, (iv) funding repurchases under our share repurchase program, and (v) cash distributions to the holders of our Common Shares.

As of December 31, 2025, our debt consisted of asset based leverage facilities, a revolving credit facility and debt securitizations. We have and will continue to, from time to time, enter into additional credit facilities, increase the size of our existing credit facilities or issue further debt securities. Any such incurrence or issuance would be subject to prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual and regulatory restrictions and other factors. In accordance with the 1940 Act, we are only permitted to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is maintained at a level of at least 150% after such borrowing. As of December 31, 2025, our asset coverage was 274.50%.

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025, taken together with our available debt, are expected to be sufficient for our investment activities and to conduct our operations in the near term. As of December 31, 2025, we had $278.1 million available under our Bank of America Credit Facility, $97.0 million available under our Scotiabank Credit Facility and $78.5 million available under our SMBC Revolving Credit Facility.

Although we have historically been able to obtain sufficient borrowing capacity, a deterioration in economic conditions or any other negative economic developments could restrict our access to financing in the future. We may not be able to find new financing for future investments or liquidity needs and, even if we are able to obtain such financing, such financing may not be on as favorable terms as we have previously obtained. These factors may limit our ability to make new investments and adversely impact our results of operations.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents balance decreased by $12.8 million. During that period, $382.4 million was used in operating activities, primarily due to investment purchases of $790.7 million, offset by $309.1 million in repayments and sales of investments in portfolio companies. During the same period, $369.7 million was provided by financing activities, consisting primarily of proceeds from issuance of Common Shares and secured borrowings of $578.2 million and $916.5 million, respectively, partially offset by repayments of secured borrowings and distributions paid to our shareholders of $1.0 billion and $59.4 million, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents balance increased by $58.3 million. During that period, $807.1 million was used in operating activities, primarily due to investment purchases of $879.7 million, offset by $201.6 million in repayments and sales of investments in portfolio companies, and $206.5 million payout in connection with the NCPCF Acquisition. During the same period, $865.4 million was provided by financing activities, consisting primarily of proceeds from issuance of Common Shares and secured borrowings of $450.0 million and $1.0 billion, respectively, offset by repayments of secured borrowings of $549.9 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents balance decreased by $57.1 million. During that period, $127.9 million was used in operating activities, primarily due to investment purchases of $206.9 million, offset by $47.5 million in repayments and sales of investments in portfolio companies. During the same period, $70.8 million was provided by financing activities, consisting primarily of proceeds from issuance of Common Shares and secured borrowings $92.9 million and $135.3 million, respectively, offset by repayments of secured borrowings of $124.5 million.

Net Worth of Sponsors

The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”), in its Omnibus Guidelines Statement of Policy, adopted on March 29, 1992 and as amended on May 7, 2007 and from time to time (the “Omnibus Guidelines”), requires that our affiliates and Adviser, or our Sponsor, as defined under the Omnibus Guidelines, have an aggregate financial net worth, exclusive of home, automobiles and home furnishings, of the greater of either $100 thousand, or 5.0% of the first $20 million of both the gross amount of securities currently being offered in our offering and the gross amount of any originally issued direct participation program securities sold by our affiliates and sponsors within the past 12 months, plus 1.0% of all amounts in excess of the first $20 million. Based on these requirements, our Adviser and its affiliates, while not liable directly or indirectly for any indebtedness we may incur, have an aggregate financial net worth in excess of those amounts required by the Omnibus Guidelines.

Equity

The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares. In connection with our formation, we issued an initial 40 Class I shares to TIAA on March 30, 2022, and on March 31, 2022, TIAA contributed certain portfolio investments to the Fund in exchange for 10,540,000 shares of the Fund’s Class I shares of beneficial interest at $25.00 per share. As of December 31, 2025, TIAA owned 3,503,145 shares of the Fund’s Class I shares of beneficial interest, both directly and indirectly through private funds in which TIAA is the sole investor or that TIAA controls.

As of June 1, 2023 (the “Escrow Break Date”), the Fund had satisfied the minimum offering requirement, and the Board authorized the release of proceeds from escrow.

The following table presents transactions in Common Shares during the year ended December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands except share amounts):

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

Shares

Amount

CLASS S

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

CLASS D

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

CLASS I

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

The following table presents transactions in Common Shares during the year ended December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands except share amounts):

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

Shares

Amount

CLASS S

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

CLASS D

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

CLASS I

Subscriptions

Share transfers between classes

Distributions reinvested

Share repurchases, net of early repurchase deduction

Net increase (decrease)

The Fund determines NAV for each class of Common Shares as of the last day of each calendar month. Share issuances related to monthly subscriptions are effective the first calendar day of each month. Shares are issued at an offering price equivalent to the most recent NAV per share available for each share class, which will be the prior calendar day NAV per share (i.e. the prior month-end NAV).

The following table presents each month-end net offering price for Class S, Class D, and Class I Common Shares, which approximately equals their respective NAV per share, for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

NAV Per Share

For the Month Ended

Class S

Class D

Class I

January 31, 2025

February 28, 2025

March 31, 2025

April 30, 2025

May 31, 2025

June 30, 2025

July 31, 2025

August 31, 2025

September 30, 2025

October 31, 2025

November 30, 2025

December 31, 2025

NAV Per Share

For the Month Ended

Class S

Class D

Class I

January 31, 2024

February 29, 2024

March 31, 2024

April 30, 2024

May 31, 2024

June 30, 2024

July 31, 2024

August 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

October 31, 2024

November 30, 2024

December 31, 2024

Distributions

The following tables summarize the Fund’s distributions recorded for the year ended December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):

Class S

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share (1)

Distribution Amount

January 29, 2025

January 31, 2025

February 28, 2025

February 27, 2025

February 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 31, 2025

April 29, 2025

April 26, 2025

April 30, 2025

May 29, 2025

May 27, 2025

May 31, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 30, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 31, 2025

August 29, 2025

August 27, 2025

August 31, 2025

September 29, 2025

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

October 29, 2025

October 27, 2025

October 31, 2025

December 1, 2025

November 28, 2025

November 30, 2025

December 29, 2025

December 26, 2025

December 31, 2025

January 29, 2026

Total

Class D

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share (1)

Distribution Amount

January 29, 2025

January 31, 2025

February 28, 2025

February 27, 2025

February 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 31, 2025

April 29, 2025

April 26, 2025

April 30, 2025

May 29, 2025

May 27, 2025

May 31, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 30, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 31, 2025

August 29, 2025

August 27, 2025

August 31, 2025

September 29, 2025

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

October 29, 2025

October 27, 2025

October 31, 2025

December 1, 2025

November 28, 2025

November 30, 2025

December 29, 2025

December 26, 2025

December 31, 2025

January 29, 2026

Total

Class I

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share

Distribution Amount

January 29, 2025

January 31, 2025

February 28, 2025

February 27, 2025

February 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

March 31, 2025

April 29, 2025

April 26, 2025

April 30, 2025

May 29, 2025

May 27, 2025

May 31, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

June 30, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025

July 31, 2025

August 29, 2025

August 27, 2025

August 31, 2025

September 29, 2025

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

October 29, 2025

October 27, 2025

October 31, 2025

December 1, 2025

November 28, 2025

November 30, 2025

December 29, 2025

December 26, 2025

December 31, 2025

January 29, 2026

Total

(1) Distributions are net of distribution and servicing fees.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s distributions recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):

Class S

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share (1)

Distribution Amount

January 26, 2024

January 31, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 29, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 31, 2024

April 29, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 30, 2024

May 28, 2024

May 29, 2024

May 31, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 30, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 31, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 31, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 30, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 31, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 30, 2024

December 27, 2024

December 26, 2024

December 31, 2024

January 28, 2025

Total

Class D

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share (1)

Distribution Amount

January 26, 2024

January 31, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 29, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 31, 2024

April 29, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 30, 2024

May 28, 2024

May 29, 2024

May 31, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 30, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 31, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 31, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 30, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 31, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 30, 2024

December 27, 2024

December 26, 2024

December 31, 2024

January 28, 2025

Total

Class I

Declaration Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Distribution per Share

Distribution Amount

January 26, 2024

January 31, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024

February 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

March 28, 2024

March 31, 2024

April 29, 2024

April 26, 2024

April 30, 2024

May 28, 2024

May 29, 2024

May 31, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

June 30, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024

July 31, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

August 31, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

September 30, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 28, 2024

October 31, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024

November 30, 2024

December 27, 2024

December 26, 2024

December 31, 2024

January 28, 2025

Total

(1) Distributions are net of distribution and servicing fees.

(2) Comprised of $0.182 regular distribution and $0.020 supplemental distribution attributable to accrued net investment income.

(3) Comprised of $0.195 regular distribution and $0.020 supplemental distribution attributable to accrued net investment income.

(4) Comprised of $0.200 regular distribution and $0.020 supplemental distribution attributable to accrued net investment income.

See Note 1 0 to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the federal income tax characterization of distributions declared and paid.

Distribution Reinvestment Plan

The Fund has adopted a distribution reinvestment plan, pursuant to which it will reinvest all cash distributions declared by the Board on behalf of its shareholders who do not elect to receive their distributions in cash, except for shareholders in certain states. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then our shareholders who have not opted out of our distribution reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares, rather than receiving the cash dividend or other distribution. Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington investors and clients of certain participating brokers that do not permit automatic enrollment in our distribution reinvestment plan will automatically receive their distributions in cash unless they elect to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional Common Shares. Distributions on fractional shares will be credited to each participating shareholder’s account to three decimal places.

Share Repurchase Program

Beginning with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Fund commenced a share repurchase program in which it intends to repurchase in each quarter, at the discretion of the Board, up to 5% of its Common Shares outstanding (either by number of shares or aggregate NAV) as of the close of the previous calendar quarter. The Board, in its sole discretion, may amend or suspend the share repurchase program if it deems such action to be in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders. As a result, share repurchases may not be available each quarter, such as when a repurchase offer would place an undue burden on our liquidity, adversely affect the Fund’s operations or risk having an adverse impact on the Fund that would outweigh the benefit of the repurchase offer. Following any such suspension, the Board will consider on at least a quarterly basis whether the continued suspension of the share repurchase program is in the best interest of the Fund and shareholders and will reinstate the share repurchase program when and if appropriate and subject to its fiduciary duty to the Fund and shareholders. However, our Board is not required to authorize the recommencement of our share repurchase program within any specified period of time. The Fund intends to conduct such repurchase offers in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13e-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act and the 1940 Act. All Common Shares purchased by the Fund pursuant to the terms of each tender offer will be retired and thereafter will be authorized and unissued.

Under the share repurchase program, to the extent the Fund offers to repurchase Common Shares in any particular quarter, the Fund expects to repurchase Common Shares pursuant to tender offers using a purchase price equal to the NAV per share as of the last calendar day of the applicable quarter, except that Common Shares that have not been outstanding for at least one year will be repurchased at 98% of such NAV (an “Early Repurchase Deduction”). The one-year holding period is measured as of the subscription closing date immediately following the prospective repurchase date. The Early Repurchase Deduction may be waived in the case of repurchase requests arising from the death, divorce or qualified disability of the holder. The Early Repurchase Deduction will be retained by the Fund for the benefit of remaining shareholders. The repurchase of the Adviser’s shares, if any, will be on the same terms and subject to the same limitations as other shareholders under the share repurchase program.

Payment for repurchased Common Shares may require us to liquidate portfolio holdings earlier than our Adviser would otherwise have caused these holdings to be liquidated, potentially resulting in losses, and may increase our investment-related expenses as a result of higher portfolio turnover rates. Our Adviser intends to take measures, subject to policies as may be established by our Board, to attempt to avoid or minimize potential losses and expenses resulting from the repurchase of shares. Class I shares owned by TIAA will be subject to the following restrictions: TIAA may submit its Class I shares for repurchase beginning on March 31, 2027. Beginning March 31, 2027, the total amount of TIAA shares eligible for repurchase will be limited to no more than 1.67% of our aggregate NAV per calendar quarter; provided that, if in any quarter the total amount of aggregate repurchase requests of all classes of Common Shares does not exceed the share repurchase program limit of 5% of the aggregate NAV per calendar quarter, these redemption limits on the TIAA shares will not apply for that quarter, and TIAA will be entitled to submit its shares for repurchase up to the overall share repurchase program limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TIAA may sell a portion of its Class I shares to unaffiliated investors in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 1,562,228 Class I shares, 29,139 Class D shares, and 6,380 Class S shares were repurchased. For the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 108,531 Class I shares and 12,686 Class D shares were repurchased.

The following tables present the share repurchases completed for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts):

Offer Date

Class

Tender Offer Expiration

Repurchase Price per share

Repurchased Amount (1)

Shares Repurchased (2)

February 28, 2025

Class I

March 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

Class D

March 28, 2025

May 30, 2025

Class I

June 30, 2025

May 30, 2025

Class D

June 30, 2025

May 30, 2025

Class S

June 30, 2025

August 29, 2025

Class I

September 29, 2025

August 29, 2025

Class D

September 29, 2025

August 29, 2025

Class S

September 29, 2025

November 28, 2025

Class I

December 29, 2025

November 28, 2025

Class D

December 29, 2025

Offer Date

Class

Tender Offer Expiration

Repurchase Price per share

Repurchased Amount (1)

Shares Repurchased (2)

February 29, 2024

Class I

March 29, 2024

May 30, 2024

Class I

June 28, 2024

August 29, 2024

Class I

September 27, 2024

November 27, 2024

Class I

December 27, 2024

November 27, 2024

Class D

December 27, 2024

(1) Amounts shown net of Early Repurchase Deduction.

(2) All repurchase requests were satisfied in full.

Income Taxes

The Fund has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Fund also intends to qualify annually to be treated as a RIC under the Code. So long as the Fund maintains its RIC tax treatment, it generally will not be subject to U.S federal income tax on any ordinary income or capital gains that it timely distributes to its shareholders as dividends. Rather, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by the Fund would represent obligations of the Fund’s investors and would not be reflected in the financial statements of the Fund.

The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing its financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reserved and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

To qualify for and maintain qualification as a RIC, the Fund must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment, the Fund must distribute to its shareholders, for each taxable year, at least the sum of (i) 90% of its “investment company taxable income” for that year (without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), which is generally its ordinary income plus the excess, if any, of its realized net short-term capital gains over its realized net long-term capital losses and (ii) 90% of its net tax-exempt income.

In addition, based on the excise tax distribution requirements, the Fund is subject to a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on undistributed income unless the Fund distributes in a timely manner in each taxable year an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of its ordinary income for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of capital gain net income (both long-term and short-term) for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year and (3) any income realized, but not distributed, in prior years. For this purpose, however, any ordinary income or capital gain net income retained by the Fund that is subject to corporate income tax is considered to have been distributed.

Secured Borrowings

See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our secured borrowings.

Bank of America Credit Facility

On April 19, 2022, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund entered into a credit agreement with the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the Fund, as servicer, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral custodian (as amended from time to time, the “Bank of America Credit Agreement” and the revolving credit facility thereunder, the “Bank of America Credit Facility”). On July 16, 2024, SPV II entered into the borrower joinder agreement to become party to the Bank of America Credit Agreement and pledged all of its assets to the collateral agent to secure its obligations under the Bank of America Credit Facility.

The most recent amendment on December 19, 2025, among other things (i) revises the Applicable Rate (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement) calculation for the first three months following the amendment date to the (A) sum of (1) 1.60% multiplied by the lesser of (x) the Adjusted Principal Balance (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement) of all Eligible Collateral Assets (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement) that are Qualifying Syndicated Loans (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement) or (y) 30% of the Adjusted Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Assets, plus (2) 1.80% multiplied by (x) the Adjusted Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Assets minus the amount determined in clause (II)(i)(a)(y) of the definition of “Applicable Rate” divided by (B) the Aggregate Adjusted Principal Balance (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement); (ii) incorporates an additional Applicable Rate such that, starting after the three-month anniversary of the amendment date, the Applicable Rate will be equal to 1.80% per annum, (iii) extends the availability period from September 19, 2027 to March 19, 2028; (iv) extends the maturity date of the facility from September 19, 2029 to March 19, 2030; and (v) revises the Make-Whole Percentage (as defined in the Bank of America Credit Agreement) from 0.0% to 0.25% for the period from December 19, 2026 through December 19, 2027, and 0.0% thereafter. The maximum amount available under the Bank of America Credit Facility is $350,000.

Borrowings under the Bank of America Credit Facility bear interest based on either (x) an annual rate equal to SOFR determined for any day (“Daily SOFR”) for the relevant interest period, plus an applicable spread, or (y) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus an applicable spread, (ii) the Prime Rate in effect for any day and (iii) Daily SOFR plus an applicable spread. Interest is payable monthly in arrears. Advances under the Bank of America Credit Facility are secured by a pool of broadly-syndicated and middle-market loans subject to eligibility criteria and advance rates specified in the Bank of America Credit Agreement. Advances under the Bank of America Credit Facility may be prepaid and reborrowed at any time during the Availability Period (as defined therein), but any termination or reduction of the facility amount is subject to certain conditions. The Fund and SPV II have made customary representations and warranties and are required to comply with various financial covenants related to liquidity and other maintenance covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities.

As of December 31, 2025, the Bank of America Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of Daily SOFR plus 1.75% per annum. As of December 31, 2024, the Bank of America Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of Daily SOFR plus 1.93% per annum. Interest is payable monthly in arrears.

Scotiabank Credit Facility

On July 19, 2024, a wholly owned subsidiary of NCPCF, entered into a credit agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Scotiabank Credit Facility Agreement” and the credit facility thereunder, the “Scotiabank Credit Facility”) with the lenders from time to time parties thereto, NCPCF, as servicer, the Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent and collateral administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian. Effective December 11, 2024, as a result of the NCPCF Acquisition, the Fund became a party to the Scotiabank Credit Facility Agreement as successor in interest to NCPCF and assumed the Scotiabank Credit Facility. In connection with an amendment on May 22, 2025, SPV III and BSL SPV I were added as new borrowers (collectively, the “New Borrowers”). In addition, the amendment, among other things: (i) adjusted the total revolving commitment available to $150.0 million (subject to increases up to $450.0 million), subject to availability governed by a collateralization test; (ii) amended the applicable margin for the interest rate payable by each New Borrower, and (iii) extended the final maturity date from July 19, 2033 to May 22, 2034.

Borrowings under the Scotiabank Credit Facility are secured by all of the assets held by the New Borrowers and bear interest based on an annual rate equal to SOFR determined for any day (“Daily Simple SOFR”) for the relevant interest period, plus the applicable margin. As of December 31, 2025, the Scotiabank Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of SOFR, reset daily, plus 2.08% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly. The Fund and the New Borrowers, as applicable, have made customary representations and warranties and are required to comply with customary covenants and other requirements for similar facilities. The Scotiabank Credit Facility Agreement includes usual and customary events of default for facilities of this nature. Borrowings under the Scotiabank Credit Facility will be used to acquire collateral loans during the reinvestment period, fund revolving collateral loans and/or delayed funding loans, pay certain fees and expenses and make permitted distributions.

SMBC Revolving Credit Facility

On April 8, 2025, the Fund entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the “SMBC Revolving Credit Facility Agreement” and the revolving credit facility thereunder, the “SMBC Revolving Credit Facility”) by and among the Fund, as borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, collateral agent, issuing bank, swingline lender, a lender and as lead arranger and sole bookrunner. The SMBC Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Fund that may be formed or acquired by the Fund in the future (collectively, the “Guarantors”).

The initial maximum principal amount available under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility was $50.0 million, subject to availability under the borrowing base, which is based on the Fund’s portfolio investments and other outstanding indebtedness. Maximum capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to $300.0 million through the exercise by the Fund of an uncommitted accordion feature, through which existing and new lenders may, at their option, agree to provide additional financing. Effective May 22, 2025, in connection with the closing of the 2025 Securitization (discussed further below), the maximum principal amount increased to $100.0 million. The SMBC Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a perfected first-priority interest in substantially all of the portfolio investments held by the Fund and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions, and includes a $25.0 million limit for swingline loans.

The availability period under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on April 8, 2029 (the “Commitment Termination Date”) and the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility will mature on April 8, 2030 (the “Final Maturity Date”). During the period from the Commitment Termination Date to the Final Maturity Date, the Fund will be obligated to make mandatory prepayments under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility out of the proceeds of certain asset sales and other recovery events and equity and debt issuances.

The Fund may borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. Amounts drawn under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility in U.S. dollars will bear interest at either Term SOFR plus a margin, or the Alternate Base Rate (which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the sum of (i) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus (ii) 0.50%, or (c) Term SOFR plus 1.00% per annum) plus a margin. The Fund may elect either the Term SOFR or Alternate Base Rate at the time of drawdown, and loans denominated in U.S. dollars may be converted from one rate to another at any time at the Fund’s option, subject to certain conditions. Amounts drawn under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility in other permitted currencies will bear interest at the relevant rate specified therein plus an applicable margin. The Fund also will pay a fee of 0.375% per annum on the daily undrawn amounts under the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2025, the SMBC Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at SOFR plus 2.125% per annum.

The SMBC Revolving Credit Facility includes customary covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence by the Fund of additional indebtedness and on the Fund’s ability to make distributions to its shareholders, or to redeem, repurchase or retire common shares of beneficial interest upon the occurrence of certain events and certain financial covenants related to asset coverage and minimum shareholders’ equity, as well as customary events of default.

CLO-I

On July 16, 2024, the Fund completed a $398.7 million term debt securitization (the “2024 Debt Securitization”).

The notes offered in the 2024 Debt Securitization (the “2024 Notes”) were issued by CLO-I (formerly known as SPV I) (the “2024 Issuer”), a direct, wholly owned, consolidated subsidiary of the Fund, pursuant to an indenture and security agreement, dated as of July 16, 2024 (the “2024 Indenture”). The 2024 Notes consist of $197.0 million of AAA-rated Class A 2024 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 1.70%; $48.0 million of AA-rated Class B 2024 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 1.95%; $26.0 million of A-rated Class C 2024 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 2.55%; and $92.7 million of Subordinated 2024 Notes, which do not bear interest. The Fund directly owns all of the Subordinated 2024 Notes, and as such, these notes are eliminated in consolidation.

As part of the 2024 Debt Securitization, CLO-I also entered into a loan agreement, dated July 16, 2024 (the “CLO-I Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which various financial institutions and other persons which are, or may become, parties to the CLO-I Loan Agreement as lenders committed to make $35.0 million of AAA Class A-L 2024 Loans to CLO-I (the “2024 Loans” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “2024 Debt”). The 2024 Loans bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 1.70% (the “2024 Class A-L Loans”) and were fully drawn upon the closing of the transaction. Any lender may elect to convert all of the 2024 Class A-L Loans held by such lenders into Class A 2024 Notes upon written notice to CLO-I in accordance with the CLO-I Loan Agreement.

The 2024 Debt is backed by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. Each of the 2024 Indenture and the CLO-I Loan Agreement contain certain conditions pursuant to which loans can be acquired by the 2024 Issuer, in accordance with rating agency criteria or as otherwise agreed with certain institutional investors who purchased the 2024 Debt. Through July 20, 2028, all principal collections received on the underlying collateral may be used by the 2024 Issuer to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Fund, in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2024 Issuer, and in accordance with the Fund’s investment strategy, allowing the Fund to maintain the initial leverage in the 2024 Debt Securitization. The 2024 Notes are due on July 20, 2036, and the 2024 Loans mature on July 20, 2036.

The Fund serves as collateral manager to the 2024 Issuer under a collateral management agreement and waives any management fee due to it in consideration for providing these services.

CLO-II

On May 22, 2025, the Fund completed a $449.7 million term debt securitization (the “2025 Debt Securitization”).

The debt offered in the 2025 Debt Securitization (the “2025 Debt”) was issued by CLO-II (formerly known as SPV IV) (the “2025 Issuer”), a direct, wholly owned, consolidated subsidiary of the Fund, pursuant to an indenture and security agreement (the “2025 Indenture”) and Class A-2L and Class B-L loan agreements (collectively, the “CLO-II Loan Agreements”), each dated as of May 22, 2025. The 2025 Debt consists of (i) $290.0 million of AAA-rated Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 1.665%; $35.0 million of AA-rated Class B Notes, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 2.100%; and $144.7 million of Subordinated Notes, which do not bear interest (collectively, the “2025 Notes”), and (ii) $20.0 million of AAA Class A-2L Loans, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 1.850% and $10.0 million of AA Class B-L Loans, which bear interest at the three-month Term SOFR plus 2.100% (collectively, the “2025 Loans”). The 2025 Debt also consists of AAA-rated Class A-2 Notes, which were issued with a $0 principal balance. The Fund directly owns all of the Subordinated Notes and, as such, these notes are eliminated in consolidation.

The 2025 Debt is backed by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. The 2025 Indenture contains certain conditions pursuant to which loans can be acquired by the 2025 Issuer, in accordance with rating agency criteria and as otherwise agreed with certain institutional investors who purchased the 2025 Debt. Through May 15, 2029, all principal collections received on the underlying collateral may be used by the 2025 Issuer to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Fund, in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2025 Issuer and in accordance with the Fund’s investment strategy, allowing the Fund to maintain the initial leverage in the 2025 Debt Securitization. The 2025 Notes are due on May 15, 2037 and the 2025 Loans mature on May 15, 2037.

The Fund serves as collateral manager to the 2025 Issuer under a collateral management agreement and waives any management fee due to it in consideration for providing these services.

Contractual Obligations

The following tables show the contractual maturities of the Fund’s debt obligations as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Payments Due by Period

As of December 31, 2025

Total

Less than 1 Year

1 to 3 years

3 to 5 years

More than 5 Years

Bank of America Credit Facility

Scotiabank Credit Facility

SMBC Revolving Credit Facility

CLO-I

CLO-II

Total debt obligations

Payments Due by Period

As of December 31, 2024

Total

Less than 1 Year

1 to 3 years

3 to 5 years

More than 5 Years

Bank of America Credit Facility

Scotiabank Credit Facility

CLO-I

Total debt obligations

Related-Party Transactions

We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

• the Advisory Agreement;

• the CAM Sub-Advisory Agreement;

• the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement;

• the Administration Agreement; and

• the Expense Support Agreement.

On August 5, 2025, the Fund and certain of its affiliates were granted an order for co-investment exemptive relief by the SEC based on an updated model of co-investment order that was recently granted by the SEC (the “Order”). The Order supersedes the prior exemptive order granted on June 7, 2019 and amended on October 14, 2022. The Order permits the Fund to participate in negotiated co-investment transactions with other funds managed by the Adviser and certain other affiliates pursuant to the conditions of the Order. The Order requires that a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board make certain findings with respect to the following, among other things: (1) when the Fund co-invests with an affiliated entity (as defined in the exemptive application) in an issuer where an affiliated entity has an existing investment in the issuer under certain circumstances, and (2) if the Fund disposes of an asset acquired in a co-investment transaction unless the disposition is done on a pro rata basis or the disposition is of a tradable security. Pursuant to the Order, the Board will oversee the Fund’s participation in the co-investment program. As required by the Order, the Fund has adopted, and the Board has approved, policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure the Fund’s compliance with the conditions of the Order, and the Adviser and the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer will provide reporting to the Board.

Expense Support Agreement

We have entered into the Expense Support Agreement with Churchill. The Expense Support Agreement provides that, at such times as it determines, Nuveen Alternative Holdings may pay (or cause one or more of its affiliates to pay) certain expenses of the Fund, including organization and offering expenses, provided that no portion of the payment will be used to pay any interest expense and/or shareholder servicing fees of the Fund (each, an “Expense Payment”). Such Expense Payment will be made in any combination of cash or other immediately available funds no later than forty-five days after a written commitment from Nuveen Alternative Holdings to pay such expense and/or by an offset against amounts due from us to Nuveen Alternative Holdings.

Following any calendar month in which Available Operating Funds (as defined below) exceed the cumulative distributions accrued to our shareholders based on distributions declared with respect to record dates occurring in such calendar month (such amount referred to as the “Excess Operating Funds”), we will pay such Excess Operating Funds, or a portion thereof (each, a “Reimbursement Payment”), to Nuveen Alternative Holdings that previously paid such expenses, until such time as all Expense Payments made by such entity within three years prior to the last business day of such calendar quarter have been reimbursed. “Available Operating Funds” means the sum of (i) net investment income (including net realized short-term capital gains reduced by net realized long-term capital losses), (ii) net capital gains (including the excess of net realized long-term capital gains over net realized short-term capital losses) and (iii) dividends and other distributions paid to us on account of investments in portfolio companies (to the extent such amounts listed in clause (iii) are not included under clauses (i) and (ii) above). The amount of the Reimbursement Payment for any calendar month will equal the lesser of (i) the Excess Operating Funds in such quarter and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Expense Payments made by Nuveen Alternative Holdings to us within three years prior to the last business day of such calendar quarter that have not been previously reimbursed by us to Nuveen Alternative Holdings.

The Expense Support Agreement provides additional restrictions on the amount of each Reimbursement Payment for any calendar quarter, and no Reimbursement Payment will be made for any month if: (1) the annualized rate (based on a 365-day year) of regular cash distributions per share of beneficial interest declared by our Board exclusive of returns of capital, distribution rate reductions due to any fees (including to a transfer agent) payable in connection with distributions, and any declared special dividends or distributions (the “Effective Rate of Distributions Per Share”) declared by us at the time of such Reimbursement Payment, is less than the Effective Rate of Distributions Per Share at the time the Expense Payment was made to which such Reimbursement Payment relates or (2) our Operating Expense Ratio (as defined below) at the time of such Reimbursement Payment is greater than the Operating Expense Ratio at the time the Expense Payment was made to which such Reimbursement Payment relates. The “Operating Expense Ratio” is calculated by dividing Operating Expenses (as defined below), less organizational and offering expenses, base management and incentive fees owed to the Adviser, and interest expense, by our net assets. “Operating Expenses” means all of our operating costs and expenses incurred, as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Nuveen Alternative Holdings may waive its right to receive all or a portion of any Reimbursement Payment in any particular calendar quarter, so that such Reimbursement Payment may be reimbursable in a future calendar quarter within three years of the date of the applicable Expense Payment.

The Fund’s obligation to make a Reimbursement Payment will automatically become a liability of the Fund on the last business day of the applicable calendar month, except to the extent Nuveen Alternative Holdings has waived the right to receive such payment for the applicable month.

The following table presents a cumulative summary of the expense payments and reimbursement payments since the Fund’s commencement of operations (dollar amounts in thousands):

For the Quarter Ended

Expense Payments by Adviser

Reimbursement Payments to Adviser

Expired Expense Support

Unreimbursed Expense Payments

Effective Rate of Distribution per Share (1)

Reimbursement Eligibility Expiration

Operating Expense Ratio (2)

March 31, 2022

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2025

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2025

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2025

March 31, 2023

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2026

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2026

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2026

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2027

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2027

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2027

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2027

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2028

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2028

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2028

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2028

Total

(1) The effective rate of distribution per share is expressed as a percentage equal to the projected annualized distribution amount as of the end of the applicable period (which is calculated by annualizing the regular monthly cash distributions per share as of such date without compounding) divided by the Fund’s gross offering price per share as of each quarter ended.

(2) The operating expense ratio is calculated by dividing the quarterly operating expenses, less organizational and offering expenses, base management fee and incentive fees owed to Churchill, and interest expense, by the Fund’s net assets as of each quarter end.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of its business, the Fund enters into contracts or agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur which may give rise to liabilities arising from these provisions against us. We believe that the likelihood of such an event is remote; however, the maximum potential exposure is unknown. No accrual has been made in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We may in the future become obligated to fund commitments such as delayed draw commitments, revolvers, and equity investment commitments.

For more information on our off-balance sheet arrangements, commitments and contingencies see  Note 7  to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ. Our critical accounting policies and estimates, including those relating to the valuation of our portfolio investments, are described below. We consider the most significant accounting policies to be those related to our Valuation of Portfolio Investments, Revenue Recognition, and U.S. Federal Income Taxes, which are described below. The valuation of investments is our most significant critical accounting estimate. The critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in connection with our risk factors as disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

Consistent with U.S. GAAP and the 1940 Act, we conduct a valuation of our assets, pursuant to which our net asset value is determined.

Our assets are valued on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the Fund's valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to determine the fair value of the Fund's investments that do not have readily available market quotations. Pursuant to the Fund's valuation policy approved by the Board, a valuation committee comprised of employees of the Adviser (the “Valuation Committee”) is responsible for determining the fair value of the Fund's assets for which market quotations are not readily available, subject to the oversight of the Board.

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at those market quotations. Market quotations are obtained from independent pricing services where available. Generally, investments marked in this manner will be marked at the mean of the bid and ask of the quotes obtained. To validate market quotations, we utilize a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and number of the quotations.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, we, or an independent third-party valuation firm engaged by the Valuation Designee, will take into account relevant factors in determining the fair value of our investments, including and in combination of: comparison to publicly traded securities, including factors such as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality; the enterprise value of a portfolio company; the nature and realizable value of any collateral; the portfolio company's ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows; and the markets in which the portfolio company does business. Investment performance data utilized are the most recently available financial statements and compliance certificates received from the portfolio companies as of the measurement date, which in many cases may reflect a lag in information. The independent third-party valuation firm provides a fair valuation report, a description of the methodology used to determine the fair value and their analysis and calculations to support their conclusion.

When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our valuation.

We apply the practical expedient relating to investments in certain portfolio companies that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent). U.S. GAAP permits an entity holding investments in certain portfolio companies that either are investment companies, or have attributes similar to an investment company, and calculate NAV per share or its equivalent for which the fair value is not readily determinable, to measure the fair value of such investments on the basis of that NAV per share, or its equivalent, without adjustment. Investments which are valued using NAV per share or its equivalent as a practical expedient are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy, as described below.

U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which ranks the level of observability of market price inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. The observability of inputs is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment and state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Investments with readily available quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from quoted prices in active markets generally have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment applied in determining fair value. We review pricing and methodologies in order to determine if observable market information is being used as opposed to unobservable inputs.

Our accounting policy on the fair value of our investments is critical because the determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, the notes to our consolidated financial statements express the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of these valuations, and any change in these valuations, on the consolidated financial statements.

For more information on the fair value hierarchy, our framework for determining fair value and the composition of our portfolio, see  Note 4  to the consolidated financial statements in Part I I, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Revenue Recognition

Our revenue recognition policies are as follows:

Net realized gains (losses) on investments : Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment using the specific identification method

Investment Income : Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on loans, is recorded on an accrual basis. We accrue interest income based on the effective yield if we expect that, ultimately, we will be able to collect such income. We may have loans in our portfolio that contain payment-in-kind (“PIK”) income provisions. PIK represents interest that is accrued and recorded as interest income at the contractual rates, increases the loan principal on the respective capitalization dates, and is generally due at maturity.

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.

Distributions from the Fund's equity investments in other investment companies occur at irregular intervals and the exact timing of the distributions cannot be determined. The classification of distributions received, including return of capital, realized gains and dividend income, is based on information received from the portfolio company.

Other income may include income such as consent, waiver, amendment, unused, and prepayment fees associated with our investment activities, as well as any fees for managerial assistance services rendered by us to our portfolio companies. Such fees are recognized as income when earned or the services are rendered.

Non-accrual : Generally, if a payment default occurs on a loan in the portfolio, or if management otherwise believes that the issuer of the loan will not be able to make contractual interest payments or principal payments, Churchill will place the loan on non-accrual status, and we will cease recognizing interest income on that loan until all principal and interest is current through payment or until a restructuring occurs, such that the interest income is deemed to be collectible, even though we remain contractually entitled to this interest. We may make exceptions to this policy if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. Accrued interest is written off when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated.

U.S. Federal Income Taxes

We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We have elected, and intend to qualify annually, to be treated as a RIC under the Code; however, no assurance can be given that the Fund will be able to qualify for and maintain RIC tax status. So long as we maintain our qualification as a RIC, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or U.S. federal excise taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute at least annually to our stockholders as dividends. As a result, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by us represents obligations of our stockholders and will not be reflected in our consolidated financial statements.

We evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reversed and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund did not have any uncertain tax positions that met the recognition or measurement criteria nor did the Fund have any unrecognized tax benefits.

Our accounting policy on income taxes is critical because if we are unable to maintain our status as a RIC, we would be required to record a provision for U.S. federal income taxes, which may be significant to our financial results.

Contractual Obligations

We have entered into the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser to provide us with investment advisory services and the Administration Agreement with the Administrator to provide us with administrative services.

We have entered into the Financing Facilities, the 2024 Debt Securitization, and the 2025 Debt Securitization, and intend to establish additional credit facilities or enter into other financing arrangements in the future to facilitate investments and the timely payment of our expenses. It is anticipated that any such financing facilities will bear interest at floating rates at to-be-determined spreads, such as SOFR. We cannot assure shareholders that we will be able to enter into a financing facility on favorable terms or at all. In connection with a credit facility or other borrowings, lenders may require us to pledge assets, commitments and/or drawdowns (and the ability to enforce the payment thereof) and may ask to comply with positive or negative covenants that could have an effect on our operations.

Recent Developments

Distributions

On January 29, 2026, the Fund declared regular distributions for each class of its Common Shares in the amounts per share set forth below, net of distribution and servicing fees, where applicable. The distributions for each class of Common Shares are payable on February 27, 2026 to shareholders of record as of January 31, 2026.

Net Distribution

Class I Common Shares

Class S Common Shares

Class D Common Shares

On February 25, 2026, the Fund declared regular distributions for each class of its Common Shares in the amounts per share set forth below, net of distribution and servicing fees, where applicable. The distributions for each class of Common Shares are payable on or about March 27, 2026 to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2026 .

Net Distribution

Class I Common Shares

Class S Common Shares

Class D Common Shares

Subscriptions

Subsequent to the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Fund received approximately $115.9 million in net proceeds, inclusive of distributions reinvested through the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan, relating to the issuance of Class I shares, Class S shares, and Class D shares as of March 6, 2026. As of March 6, 2026, the Fund has raised total gross proceeds of $1.5 billion in the continuous offering of its Common Shares.