UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2023
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland | | 000-56133 | | 84-3613224 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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375 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY | | 10152 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 478-9200
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None | | N/A | | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders
On December 15, 2023, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). Shareholders of record at the close of business on November 24, 2023 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 41,242,105 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 28,026,124 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting.
The Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals at the Meeting. The final voting results from the Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 – The amended and restated investment advisory agreement (the “Amended Advisory Agreement”) by and between the Company and Churchill DLC Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”) was approved by the following vote:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
27,984,303 | | 6,167 | | 35,654 | | — |
Proposal 2 – The investment sub-advisory agreement by and among the Adviser, Churchill Asset Management LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, acting through its leveraged finance division, to manage certain of the Company's liquid investments (the “NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement”) was approved by the following vote:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
27,942,913 | | 55,358 | | 27,853 | | — |
Proposal 3 – The proposal to authorize the Company, subject to the approval of the Company's board of directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares during the next year at a price below the Company’s then current net asset value per share, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the proxy statement, was approved by the following vote:
All shareholders:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
24,275,632 | | 3,257,336 | | 493,156 | | — |
All shareholders excluding shares held by affiliated persons:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
10,088,326 | | 2,861,602 | | 485,012 | | — |
Each of the Amended Advisory Agreement and the NAM Sub-Advisory Agreement will become effective as of the date on which the Company lists its shares on a national securities exchange or any listing of the Company's securities on any other public trading market (an “Exchange Listing”). As a result, the Amended Advisory Agreement will not impact the existing investment advisory agreement unless and until there is an Exchange Listing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. |
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Date: December 18, 2023 | By: | | /s/ Kenneth J. Kencel |
| | | Kenneth J. Kencel Chief Executive Officer and President |