AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Advisory Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), Barings manages the Company’s day-to-day operations and provides the Company with investment advisory services. Among other things, the Adviser (i) determines the composition of the portfolio of the Company, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes; (ii) identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments made by the Company; (iii) executes, closes, services and monitors the investments that the Company makes; (iv) determines the securities and other assets that the Company will purchase, retain or sell; (v) performs due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and (vi) provides the Company with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds.

The Advisory Agreement provides that, absent fraud, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, the Adviser, and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser (collectively, the “IA Indemnified Parties”), are entitled to indemnification from the Company for any damages, liabilities, costs, demands, charges, claims and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the IA Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of any actions or omissions or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under the Advisory Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company. The Adviser’s services under the Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and the Adviser is generally free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its performance under the Advisory Agreement is not adversely affected.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Adviser (i) a base management fee (the “Base Management Fee”) and (ii) an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”) as compensation for the investment advisory and management services it provides the Company thereunder.

Base Management Fee

The Base Management Fee is calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Company’s average gross assets, including assets purchased with borrowed funds or other forms of leverage but excluding (i) cash and cash equivalents (as defined below) and (ii) net unsettled purchases and sales of investments. For services rendered under the Advisory Agreement, the Base Management Fee is payable quarterly in arrears on a calendar quarter basis. The Base Management Fee is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets (excluding (i) cash and cash equivalents and (ii) net unsettled purchases and sales of investments) at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters prior to the quarter for which such fees are being calculated; provided, that upon the end of the first calendar quarter following the Initial Closing, the Base Management Fee was calculated based on the value of the Company’s gross assets (excluding (i) cash and cash equivalents and (ii) net unsettled purchases and sales of investments) as of such calendar quarter-end; provided further, that upon the end of the second calendar quarter following the Initial Closing, the Base Management Fee was calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets (excluding (i) cash and cash equivalents and (ii) net unsettled purchases and sales of investments) at the end of each of the first two calendar quarters following the Initial Closing (including the quarter for which such fees are being calculated).

The Base Management Fee for any partial quarter will be appropriately prorated. All or any part of the Base Management Fee not taken as to any quarter will be deferred without interest and may be taken in any quarter prior to the occurrence of a liquidity event (if any). For purposes of the Advisory Agreement, “cash equivalents” means U.S. government securities, money market fund investments, commercial paper instruments and other similar cash equivalent investments maturing within one year of purchase.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Base Management Fees determined in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement were approximately $5.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Base Management Fee of $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was unpaid and included in “Base management fees payable” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2024, the Base Management Fee of $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was unpaid and included in “Base management fees payable” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Incentive Fee

The Incentive Fee under the Advisory Agreement is based on the Company’s income, as described below.

No portion of the Incentive Fee was payable until the completion of the first full calendar quarter following the one-year anniversary of the initial effective date of the Advisory Agreement, May 13, 2021 (the “Initial Effective Date”). Upon the completion of the first full calendar quarter following the one-year anniversary of the Initial Effective Date and thereafter, the Incentive Fee is determined and paid quarterly in arrears based on the amount by which (x) the aggregate “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” (as defined below) in respect of the then-current calendar quarter and the three preceding calendar quarters (the “Trailing Twelve Months”), exceeds (y) the Hurdle Amount (as defined below) in respect of the Trailing Twelve Months. The Hurdle Amount is determined on a quarterly basis, and is calculated by multiplying 8.0% by the average of the Company’s NAV at the beginning of each applicable calendar quarter comprising the relevant Trailing Twelve Months. For this purpose, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including, without limitation, any accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash and any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses accrued during the calendar quarter (including, without limitation, the Base Management Fee, administration expenses and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). For the avoidance of doubt, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.

The calculation of the Incentive Fee for each quarter will be as follows:    

•No Incentive Fee will be payable to the Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s aggregate Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the Trailing Twelve Months does not exceed the Hurdle Amount;

•100% of the Company’s aggregate Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the Trailing Twelve Months, if any, that exceeds the Hurdle Amount but is less than or equal to an amount (the “Catch-Up Amount”) determined on a quarterly basis by multiplying 8.889% by the average of the Company’s NAV at the beginning of each applicable calendar quarter comprising the relevant Trailing Twelve Months. The Catch-Up Amount is intended to provide the Adviser with an Incentive Fee of 10% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income reaches the Catch-Up Amount for the Trailing Twelve Months; and

•For any quarter in which the Company’s aggregate Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the Trailing Twelve Months exceeds the Catch-Up Amount, the Incentive Fee will equal 10% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for such Trailing Twelve Months, as the Hurdle Amount and Catch-Up Amount will have been achieved.

Subject to the Incentive Fee Cap (discussed below), the amount of the Incentive Fee that will be paid to Barings for a particular quarter will equal the aggregate Incentive Fee calculated as set forth above, less the aggregate Incentive Fees that were paid to Barings in the preceding three calendar quarters (or portion thereof) comprising the relevant Trailing Twelve Months.

The Incentive Fee is subject to a cap (the “Incentive Fee Cap”). The Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter is an amount equal to (x) 0.50% of the average value of the Company’s gross assets (excluding (i) cash and cash equivalents and (ii) net unsettled purchases and sales of investments) at the end of each quarter during the Trailing Twelve Months and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the period (the “Average TTM Gross Assets”), or (y) in the event that the Company’s Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Return (as defined below) during the relevant Trailing Twelve Months is less than 9.0%, the Incentive Fee Cap will equal 0.20% of the Average TTM Gross Assets; provided that, if the Incentive Fee Cap as calculated in clause (x) of this paragraph applies in any quarter, in no event will the Company pay any incentive fee (or portion thereof) during such quarter to the extent that it would cause the Cumulative Net Investor Return (as defined below) during the relevant Trailing Twelve Months to be reduced to an amount below what the Cumulative Net Investor Return during such period would have been if the Incentive Fee Cap for such quarter had been calculated in accordance with clause (y) of this paragraph.

For purposes of the Advisory Agreement:

“Cumulative Net Investor Return” during the relevant Trailing Twelve Months means (1) (a) the Company’s aggregate interest income, dividend income and any other income (including, without limitation, any accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash and any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or

other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation) accrued during the period, minus the Company’s operating expenses accrued during the period (including, without limitation, the Base Management Fee, administration expenses, any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock and the incentive fee) in respect of the Trailing Twelve Months less (b) any Net Capital Loss (if positive), in respect of the Trailing Twelve Months, divided by (2) the average of the Company’s NAVs measured at the beginning of each quarter in the Trailing Twelve Months.

“Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Return” during the relevant Trailing Twelve Months means (1) (a) the aggregate Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in respect of the Trailing Twelve Months less (b) any Net Capital Loss (if positive), in respect of the Trailing Twelve Months, divided by (2) the average of the Company’s NAVs measured at the beginning of each quarter in the Trailing Twelve Months.

“Net Capital Loss” in respect of a particular period means the difference, if positive, between (i) aggregate capital losses on the Company’s assets, whether realized or unrealized, in such period and (ii) aggregate capital gains or other gains on the Company’s assets, whether realized or unrealized, in such period.

If, in any quarter, the Incentive Fee Cap is zero or a negative value, the Company will pay no Incentive Fee to Barings in that quarter. If, in any quarter, the Incentive Fee Cap is a positive value but is less than the Incentive Fee as calculated above, the Company will pay Barings the Incentive Fee Cap for such quarter. If, in any quarter, the Incentive Fee Cap is equal to or greater than the Incentive Fee as calculated above, the Company will pay Barings the Incentive Fee for such quarter without regard to the Incentive Fee Cap.

The fees that are payable under the Advisory Agreement for any partial period will be appropriately prorated. The fees are calculated using detailed policies and procedures approved by Barings and the Board, including a majority of its directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), and such policies and procedures are consistent with the description of the calculation of the fees set forth above.

Barings may elect to defer or waive all or a portion of the fees that would otherwise be paid to it in its sole discretion. Any portion of a fee not taken as to any period will be deferred without interest and may be taken in any such other period prior to the occurrence of a liquidity event (if any) as Barings may determine in its sole discretion.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Incentive Fees determined in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement were $3.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Incentive Fee of $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was unpaid and included in “Incentive management fees payable” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2024, the Incentive Fee of $3.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was unpaid and included in “Incentive management fees payable” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Advisory Agreement had an initial term of two years. The Advisory Agreement was most recently re-approved on May 8, 2025 by our Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, and will continue automatically for successive one-year periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or (ii) by the vote of the Board, or (iii) by the Adviser upon 90 days’ written notice. The Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act).

Payment of Expenses

All investment professionals of Barings and its staff, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services under the Advisory Agreement, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, are provided and paid for by Barings and not by the Company. The Company bears all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including, without limitation, those relating to:

•organizational and offering expenses;

•investment advisory and management fees payable under the Advisory Agreement;

•all other non-investment advisory expenses incurred by the Company or Barings in connection with administering the Company’s business (including payments under the Administration Agreement (as defined below) based upon the Company’s allocable portion of Barings’ overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement,

including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs); and

•all other expenses of the Company’s operations and transactions, including those listed in the Advisory Agreement.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

Barings has retained Baring International Investment Limited (“BIIL”), its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, as a sub-adviser to manage the Company’s European investments, pursuant to the terms of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). BIIL is an investment adviser registered with the SEC in the United States and the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom with its principal office located in London, England.

Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement and except as expressly provided for therein, BIIL provides advisory services with respect to the Company’s European investments on terms and conditions that are, as far as possible, identical to the terms and conditions under which Barings itself serves as its investment adviser under the Advisory Agreement. In addition, except as expressly set forth in the Sub-Advisory Agreement, BIIL is entitled to the same rights and protections as Barings is under the terms of the Advisory Agreement. Barings maintains oversight responsibilities for BIIL’s activities as they relate to the Company’s investment portfolio (including BIIL’s compliance with the requirements set out, referred to or contemplated by the Advisory Agreement), but BIIL is not under the day-to-day direction and supervision of Barings with respect to such activities; provided, however, that Barings retains ultimate discretion over the selection, acquisition and disposal of assets to or from the Company’s investment portfolio. Barings, and not the Company, is solely responsible for paying compensation to BIIL, which amount shall be a portion of the management fees paid by the Company to Barings under the Advisory Agreement, as agreed to between Barings and BIIL from time to time.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement had an initial term of two years. The Sub-Advisory Agreement was most recently re-approved on May 8, 2025 by our Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, and will continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (1) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, and (2) the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors. The Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, (1) by the vote of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, (2) by the vote of the Board, (3) by Barings, or (4) by BIIL. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its or the Advisory Agreement’s “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act) or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement.

Administration Agreement

Under the terms of an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Adviser, the Adviser also performs (or oversees, or arranges for, the performance of) the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), including, but not limited to, providing office facilities, equipment, clerical, bookkeeping and record-keeping services at such office facilities and such other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, from time to time, determines to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement. The Administrator also, on behalf of the Company and subject to oversight by the Board, arranges for the services of, and oversees, custodians, depositories, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, other stockholder servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable.

The Company reimburses Barings for the costs and expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations and providing personnel and facilities under the Administration Agreement in an amount negotiated and mutually agreed to by the Company and Barings quarterly in arrears. In no event will the agreed-upon quarterly expense amount exceed the amount of expenses that would otherwise be reimbursable by the Company under the Administration Agreement for the applicable quarterly period, and Barings will not be entitled to the recoupment of any amounts in excess of the agreed-upon quarterly expense amount.

The costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator on behalf of the Company under the Administration Agreement include, but are not limited to:

• the allocable portion of the Administrator’s rent for the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs, which is based upon the allocable portion of the usage thereof by such personnel in connection with their performance of administrative services under the Administration Agreement;

• the allocable portion of the salaries, bonuses, benefits and expenses of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs, which is based upon the allocable portion of the time

spent by such personnel in connection with performing administrative services for the Company under the Administration Agreement;

• the actual cost of goods and services used for the Company and obtained by the Administrator from entities not affiliated with the Company, which is reasonably allocated to the Company on the basis of assets, revenues, time records or other methods conforming with U.S. GAAP;

• all fees, costs and expenses associated with the engagement of a sub-administrator, if any; and

• costs associated with (a) the monitoring and preparation of regulatory reporting, including filings with the SEC and tax reporting, (b) the coordination and oversight of service provider activities and the direct cost of such contractual matters related thereto and (c) the preparation of all financial statements and the coordination and oversight of audits, regulatory inquiries, certifications and sub-certifications.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred and was invoiced by the Administrator expenses of approximately $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, administrative expenses of $0.4 million incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 were unpaid and included in “Administrative fees payable” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2024, administrative expenses of $0.5 million incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2024 were unpaid and included in “Administrative fees payable” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Administration Agreement had an initial term of two years. The Administration Agreement was most recently re-approved on May 8, 2025 by our Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, and will continue automatically for successive one-year periods so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors. The Administration Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board, or by the Adviser, upon 90 days’ written notice to the other party. The Administration Agreement may not be assigned by a party without the consent of the other party.

Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement

The Company has entered into an expense support agreement (the “Expense Support Agreement”) with Barings, pursuant to which Barings may elect to pay certain of the Company’s expenses on its behalf (“Expense Payment”), including organization and offering expenses, provided that no portion of the payment will be used to pay any interest expense or any distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees of the Company. Any Expense Payment that Barings commits to pay must be paid by Barings to the Company in any combination of cash or other immediately available funds no later than forty-five days after such commitment is made in writing, and/or offset against amounts due from the Company to Barings or its affiliates.

Following any calendar quarter in which Available Operating Funds (as defined below) exceed the cumulative distributions accrued to the Company’s stockholders based on distributions declared with respect to record dates occurring in such calendar quarter (the amount of such excess referred to herein as “Excess Operating Funds”), the Company will pay such Excess Operating Funds, or a portion thereof, to Barings until such time as all Expense Payments made by Barings to the Company within three years prior to the last business day of such calendar quarter have been reimbursed. Any payments required to be made by the Company under the Expense Support Agreement are referred to herein as a “Reimbursement Payment.” “Available Operating Funds” means the sum of (i) the Company’s net investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gains reduced by net long-term capital losses), (ii) the Company’s net capital gains (including the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) and (iii) dividends and other distributions paid to the Company 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 quarter will equal the lesser of (i) the Excess Operating Funds in such quarter and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Expense Payments made by Barings to the Company within three years prior to the last business day of such calendar quarter that have not been previously reimbursed by the Company to Barings; provided that Barings may waive its right to receive all or a portion of any Reimbursement Payment in any particular calendar quarter, in which case such waived amount will remain unreimbursed Expense Payments reimbursable in future quarters pursuant to the terms of the Expense Support Agreement.

The Company’s obligation to make a Reimbursement Payment will automatically become a liability of the Company on the last business day of the applicable calendar quarter, except to the extent Barings has waived its right to receive such payment for the applicable quarter. The Reimbursement Payment for any calendar quarter will be paid by the Company to

Barings in any combination of cash or other immediately available funds as promptly as possible following such calendar quarter and in no event later than forty-five days after the end of such calendar quarter.

Either the Company or Barings may terminate the Expense Support Agreement at any time, with or without notice, without the payment of any penalty, provided that any Expense Payments that have not been reimbursed by the Company to Barings will remain the obligation of the Company following any such termination, subject to the terms of the Expense Support Agreement.

There were no Expense Payments or Reimbursement Payments made during the three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.