Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (the “Company,” “we,”
“us,” or “our”) (NYSE: NCDL) today announced that it has closed a
public offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of
6.650% unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), which resulted in
net proceeds to the Company of approximately $296.0 million, after
deducting the underwriting discount and the estimated offering
expenses payable by the Company.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.650% per year payable
semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year,
beginning September 15, 2025. The Notes will mature on March 15,
2030, and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s
option at any time prior to February 15, 2030, at par plus a
“make-whole” premium plus accrued interest, and thereafter at
par.
BofA Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.,
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
served as the joint book-running managers for this offering.
Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel
Company, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Truist Securities, Inc.,
and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. acted as co-managers for this
offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this
offering to repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under the
Company’s secured special purpose vehicle asset credit facility
with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., to repay a portion of outstanding
indebtedness under the Company’s senior secured revolving credit
facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and for general
purposes, which may include, among other things, investing in
accordance with the Company’s investment objective and
strategies.
Investors are advised to consider carefully the investment
objective, risks and charges and expenses of the Company before
investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated January
14, 2025 and the accompanying prospectus dated December 20, 2024,
each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”), contain a description of these matters and
other important information about the Company and should be read
carefully before investing.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sale of, the
Notes referred to in this press release, in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. A registration
statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-283950) relating to the Notes
was filed on December 20, 2024 and became effective immediately
upon filing with the SEC.
This offering was made solely by means of a written prospectus
forming part of the effective registration statement and a related
preliminary prospectus supplement, which may be obtained for free
by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or or from of any of
the following investment banks by calling: BofA Securities, Inc. at
1-800-294-1322, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at
1-212-224-5135, Wells Fargo Securities LLC at 1-800-645-3751, and
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649.
ABOUT NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP.
NCDL is a specialty finance company focused primarily on
investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S.
middle market companies. NCDL has elected to be regulated as a
business development company under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. NCDL is externally managed by its investment
adviser, Churchill DLC Advisor LLC, and by its sub-adviser,
Churchill Asset Management LLC. Both the investment adviser and
sub-adviser are affiliates and subsidiaries of Nuveen, LLC
(“Nuveen”), the investment management division of Teachers
Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”) and one of
the largest asset managers globally. Churchill Asset Management LLC
is a leading capital provider for private equity-backed middle
market companies and operates as the exclusive U.S. middle market
direct lending and private capital business of Nuveen and TIAA.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein contain certain “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws,
including statements with regard to the Notes offering and the
anticipated use of the net proceeds of the offering.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward
looking words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,”
“potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,”
“approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,”
“anticipates” or negative versions of those words, other comparable
words or other statements that do not relate to historical or
factual matters. The forward-looking statements are based on our
beliefs, assumptions and expectations of future events and our
future performance, taking into account all information currently
available to us. These statements are not guarantees of future
events, performance, condition or results and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, including the factors set forth in “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K, our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our other filings with the SEC.
Actual results may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors,
including, but not limited to: changes in the financial, capital,
and lending markets; general economic, political, and industry
trends and other external factors; and the dependence of NCDL’s
future success on the general economy and its impact on the
industries in which it invests.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on
which it is made. The Company undertakes no duty to update any
forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise, except as required
by law.
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