New Mountain Finance Corp - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2015

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Commission File Number	Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, address of principal executive offices, telephone numbers and states or other jurisdictions of incorporation or organization	I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
814-00832	New Mountain Finance Corporation	27-2978010
	787 Seventh Avenue, 48th Floor New York, New York 10019 Telephone: (212) 720-0300 State of Incorporation: Delaware

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



	Large accelerated filer ý		Accelerated filer o
	Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock.



Description		Shares as of November 4, 2015
Common stock, $0.01 par value		64,005,387

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FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

	New Mountain Finance Corporation
	Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014 (unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)	6
	Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited)	7
	Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2014	17

	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of New Mountain Finance Corporation	25

	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	58

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	59
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	88
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	89

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		90

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	90
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	90
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	90
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	90
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	90
Item 5.	Other Information	90
Item 6.	Exhibits	91
	Signatures	93

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	Financial Statements

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except shares and per share data)

(unaudited)



	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Assets
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (cost of $1,361,806 and $1,422,891, respectively)	$	1,343,861		$	1,402,210
Non-controlled/affiliated investments (cost $88,532 and $23,000, respectively)	88,446			22,461
Controlled investments (cost $41,129 and $0, respectively)	45,673			—
Total investments at fair value (cost $1,491,467 and $1,445,891, respectively)	1,477,980			1,424,671
Securities purchased under collateralized agreements to resell	30,000			30,000
Cash and cash equivalents	24,612			23,445
Interest and dividend receivable	15,900			11,744
Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $8,047 and $5,867, respectively)	14,429			14,052
Receivable from unsettled securities sold	4,669			8,912
Receivable from affiliates	371			490
Other assets	2,014			1,606
Total assets	$	1,569,975		$	1,514,920
Liabilities
Holdings Credit Facility	$	385,538		$	468,108
Convertible Notes	115,000			115,000
SBA-guaranteed debentures	103,795			37,500
NMFC Credit Facility	67,500			50,000
Management fee payable	5,136			5,144
Incentive fee payable	5,034			4,803
Interest payable	2,719			1,352
Payable for unsettled securities purchased	2,428			26,460
Deferred tax liability	1,710			493
Payable to affiliates	134			822
Other liabilities	2,284			3,068
Total liabilities	691,278			712,750
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9)
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	—			—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 64,005,387 and 57,997,890 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	640			580
Paid in capital in excess of par	899,854			817,129
Accumulated undistributed net investment income	3,264			2,530
Accumulated undistributed net realized gains on investments	623			14,131
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments (net of provision for taxes of $1,710 and $493, respectively)	(25,684		)	(32,200		)
Total net assets	$	878,697		$	802,170
Total liabilities and net assets	$	1,569,975		$	1,514,920
Number of shares outstanding	64,005,387			57,997,890
Net asset value per share	$	13.73		$	13.83

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except shares and per share data)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Investment income(1)
From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:
Interest income	$	31,628		$	32,353		$	97,249		$	51,141
Dividend income	(509		)	214			(407		)	1,186
Other income	1,619			1,667			3,496			2,372
From non-controlled/affiliated investments:
Interest income	1,594			—			3,820			—
Dividend income	892			297			2,701			297
Other income	1,020			175			1,642			179
From controlled investments:
Interest income	517			—			1,487			—
Dividend income	673			—			1,864			—
Other income	13			—			36			—
Investment income allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)
Interest income	—			—			—			40,515
Dividend income	—			—			—			2,368
Other income	—			—			—			795
Total investment income	37,447			34,706			111,888			98,853
Expenses
Incentive fee(1)	5,034			4,520			14,969			7,267
Capital gains incentive fee(1)	(490		)	(2,667		)	—			(1,904		)
Total incentive fees(1)	4,544			1,853			14,969			5,363
Management fee(1)	6,373			5,021			19,039			7,763
Interest and other financing expenses(1)	5,788			5,237			16,863			7,796
Professional fees(1)	808			890			2,456			1,530
Administrative expenses(1)	647			549			1,804			909
Other general and administrative expenses(1)	370			448			1,252			687
Net expenses allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			—			—			20,808
Total expenses	18,530			13,998			56,383			44,856
Less: management fee waived (see Note 5) (1)	(1,237		)	—			(3,866		)	—
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed (see Note 5) (1)	(333		)	(322		)	(733		)	(380		)
Net expenses	16,960			13,676			51,784			44,476
Net investment income before income taxes	20,487			21,030			60,104			54,377
Income tax (benefit) expense(1)	(172		)	230			130			230
Net investment income	20,659			20,800			59,974			54,147
Net realized (losses) gains:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments(1)	(37		)	768			(13,508		)	(299		)
Investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			—			—			8,568
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments(1)	(8,360		)	(14,220		)	2,148			(8,512		)
Non-controlled/affiliated investments(1)	313			(52		)	1,041			(52		)
Controlled investments(1)	(2,190		)	—			4,544			—
Investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			—			—			940
(Provision) benefit for taxes(1)	(581		)	115			(1,217		)	(271		)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	9,804			7,411			52,982			54,521
Basic earnings per share	$	0.17		$	0.14		$	0.91		$	1.09
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic (See Note 11)	58,725,338			52,071,071			58,269,543			50,262,656
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.17		$	0.14		$	0.86		$	1.05
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted (See Note 11)	66,002,469			59,290,154			65,514,142			53,594,541
Dividends declared and paid per share	$	0.34		$	0.46		$	1.02		$	1.14


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014.


(2)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:
Net investment income(1)	$	59,974		$	31,277
Net investment income allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			22,870
Net realized losses on investments(1)	(13,508		)	(299		)
Net realized gains on investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			8,568
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments(1)	7,733			(8,564		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			940
Provision for taxes(1)	(1,217		)	(271		)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	52,982			54,521
Capital transactions
Net proceeds from shares sold	79,415			58,644
Deferred offering costs(1)	(285		)	(126		)
Deferred offering costs allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			(250		)
Value of shares issued for exchanged units	—			38,840
Dividends declared to stockholders from net investment income	(59,240		)	(51,673		)
Dividends declared to stockholders from net realized gains	—			(6,247		)
Reinvestment of dividends	3,655			3,641
Total net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions	23,545			42,829
Net increase in net assets	76,527			97,350
Net assets at the beginning of the period	802,170			650,107
Net assets at the end of the period	$	878,697		$	747,457


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014.


(2)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	52,982		$	54,521
Adjustments to reconcile net (increase) decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net investment income allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			(22,870		)
Net realized losses on investments(1)	13,508			299
Net realized gains on investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			(8,568		)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments(1)	(7,733		)	8,564
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (2)	—			(940		)
Amortization of purchase discount(1)	(1,787		)	(1,073		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs(1)	2,180			1,029
Non-cash investment income(1)	(4,374		)	(1,029		)
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Cash and cash equivalents from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(3)	—			957
Restricted cash and cash equivalents(1)	—			(1,784		)
Purchase of investments and delayed draw facilities(1)	(397,745		)	(325,038		)
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments(1)	344,753			159,792
Cash received for purchase of undrawn portion of revolving credit or delayed draw facilities(1)	157			29
Cash paid for purchase of drawn portion of revolving credit facilities(1)	(3,227		)	(2,548		)
Cash paid on drawn revolvers(1)	(1,160		)	—
Cash repayments on drawn revolvers(1)	4,299			380
Interest and dividend receivable(1)	(4,156		)	(1,934		)
Receivable from unsettled securities sold(1)	4,243			—
Receivable from affiliates(1)	119			201
Other assets(1)	(329		)	(167		)
Purchase of investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			(58,644		)
Distributions from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			15,247
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Management fee payable(1)	(8		)	(1,034		)
Incentive fee payable(1)	231			(1,805		)
Interest payable(1)	1,367			2,690
Payable for unsettled securities purchased(1)	(24,032		)	15,816
Deferred tax liability(1)	1,217			271
Payable to affiliates(1)	(688		)	21
Capital gains incentive fee payable(1)	—			(1,904		)
Other liabilities(1)	(735		)	1,859
Net cash flows used in operating activities	(20,918		)	(167,662		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from shares sold	79,415			58,644
Dividends paid	(55,585		)	(54,279		)
Offering costs paid(1)	(141		)	(264		)
Proceeds from Holdings Credit Facility(1)	246,330			247,830
Repayment of Holdings Credit Facility(1)	(328,900		)	(188,100		)
Proceeds from Convertible Notes(1)	—			115,000
Proceeds from SBA-guaranteed debentures(1)	66,295			—
Proceeds from NMFC Credit Facility(1)	101,300			22,000
Repayment of NMFC Credit Facility(1)	(83,800		)	—
Proceeds from SLF Credit Facility	—			19,867
Repayment of SLF Credit Facility	—			(30,000		)
Deferred financing costs paid(1)	(2,829		)	(5,179		)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities	22,085			185,519
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,167			17,857
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	23,445			—
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	24,612		$	17,857
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash interest paid	$	12,764		$	3,866
Income taxes paid	151			—
Non-cash operating activities:
Non-cash activity on investments	$	60,652		$	—
Non-cash financing activities:
New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation exchange of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. units for shares	$	—		$	38,840
Value of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan	3,655			3,641
Accrual for offering costs(1)	739			729
Accrual for deferred financing costs(1)	103			576
Deferred offering costs allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.(2)	—			(250		)


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014.


(2)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts reported relate to the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014.


(3)	Represents the cash and cash equivalent balance of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.’s at the date of restructuring. See Note 1, Formation and Business Purpose.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments
Funded Debt Investments - Australia
Project Sunshine IV Pty Ltd**
Media	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 7.00%)	9/23/2019	$	11,689	$	11,634	$	11,733	1.34	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - Australia				$	11,689	$	11,634	$	11,733	1.34	%
Funded Debt Investments - Luxembourg
Pinnacle Holdco S.à.r.l. / Pinnacle (US) Acquisition Co Limited**
Software	Second lien (2)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	7/30/2020	$	24,630	$	24,333	$	22,044
	Second lien (3)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	7/30/2020	8,204		8,323		7,342
				32,834		32,656		29,386		3.34	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - Luxembourg				$	32,834	$	32,656	$	29,386	3.34	%
Funded Debt Investments - Netherlands
Eiger Acquisition B.V. (Eiger Co-Borrower, LLC)**
Software	Second lien (3)	10.13% (Base Rate + 9.13%)	2/17/2023	$	10,000	$	9,286	$	9,050	1.03	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - Netherlands				$	10,000	$	9,286	$	9,050	1.03	%
Funded Debt Investments - United Kingdom
Air Newco LLC**
Software	Second lien (3)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.50%)	1/31/2023	$	32,500	$	31,718	$	31,525	3.59	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - United Kingdom				$	32,500	$	31,718	$	31,525	3.59	%
Funded Debt Investments - United States
TIBCO Software Inc.
Software	First lien (2)	6.50% (Base Rate + 5.50%)	12/4/2020	$	29,850	$	28,525	$	29,794
	Subordinated (3)	11.38%	12/1/2021	15,000		14,600		15,019
				44,850		43,125		44,813		5.10	%
Deltek, Inc.
Software	Second lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	6/26/2023	21,000		20,967		21,114
	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	6/26/2023	20,000		19,615		20,108
				41,000		40,582		41,222		4.69	%
Kronos Incorporated
Software	Second lien (2)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/30/2020	32,641		32,434		33,518
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/30/2020	5,000		4,959		5,134
				37,641		37,393		38,652		4.40	%
Tolt Solutions, Inc. (15)
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	3/7/2019	18,255		18,255		18,255
	First lien (2)	12.00% (Base Rate + 11.00%)	3/7/2019	18,800		18,800		18,800
				37,055		37,055		37,055		4.22	%
Hill International, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.75% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	9/28/2020	34,650		34,351		34,433		3.92	%
CRGT Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	12/19/2020	33,474		33,232		33,390		3.80	%
SRA International, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	6.50% (Base Rate + 5.25%)	7/20/2018	31,765		31,196		31,884		3.63	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
TASC, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	5/22/2020	$	29,323	$	28,983	$	29,433
	Second lien (3)	12.00%	5/21/2021	2,000		1,963		2,070
				31,323		30,946		31,503		3.59	%
Navex Global, Inc.
Software	First lien (4)	5.75% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	11/19/2021	10,468		10,373		10,363
	First lien (2)	5.75% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	11/19/2021	4,420		4,380		4,376
	Second lien (4)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/18/2022	11,953		11,842		11,774
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/18/2022	5,047		5,000		4,971
				31,888		31,595		31,484		3.58	%
Rocket Software, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.25% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	2/8/2019	30,875		30,774		30,901		3.52	%
Physio-Control International, Inc.
Healthcare Products	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	6/5/2023	30,000		29,415		29,962		3.41	%
Valet Waste Holdings, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 7.00%)	9/24/2021	30,000		29,626		29,625		3.37	%
Aderant North America, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/20/2019	24,000		23,785		23,970
	Second lien (3)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/20/2019	5,000		5,074		4,994
				29,000		28,859		28,964		3.30	%
Ascend Learning, LLC
Education	Second lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	11/30/2020	29,000		28,892		28,782		3.27	%
CompassLearning, Inc. (14)
Education	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	11/26/2018	30,000		29,494		28,528		3.25	%
Transtar Holding Company
Distribution & Logistics	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	10/9/2019	28,300		27,957		27,451		3.12	%
Ryan, LLC
Business Services	First lien (2)	6.75% (Base Rate + 5.75%)	8/7/2020	27,650		27,245		27,408		3.12	%
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC
Education	First lien (2)(9)	9.75%	4/1/2021	24,500		24,374		26,889		3.06	%
KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	7.75% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	11/13/2017	26,743		26,463		26,609		3.03	%
Pelican Products, Inc.
Business Products	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	4/9/2021	15,500		15,522		15,423
	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	4/9/2021	10,000		10,117		9,950
				25,500		25,639		25,373		2.89	%
AAC Holding Corp.
Education	First lien (2)	8.25% (Base Rate + 7.25%)	9/30/2020	25,000		24,625		24,625		2.80	%
Confie Seguros Holding II Co.
Consumer Services	Second lien (2)	10.25% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	5/8/2019	18,886		18,788		18,791
	Second lien (3)	10.25% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	5/8/2019	5,571		5,648		5,543
				24,457		24,436		24,334		2.77	%
PetVet Care Centers LLC
Consumer Services	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/17/2021	24,000		23,782		23,760		2.70	%
Aricent Technologies
Business Services	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/14/2022	20,000		19,879		19,700
	Second lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/14/2022	2,550		2,557		2,512
				22,550		22,436		22,212		2.53	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	6.25% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	12/18/2019	$	21,615	$	21,455	$	21,683	2.47	%
YP Holdings LLC / Print Media Holdings LLC (10):
YP LLC / Print Media LLC
Media	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	6/4/2018	21,374		21,197		21,214		2.41	%
EN Engineering, LLC
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	6/30/2021	21,375		21,166		21,161		2.41	%
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Business Services	Subordinated (4)	16.00%	7/3/2019	20,000		20,000		20,014		2.28	%
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18):
Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, L.L.C. (TWDiamondback II Holdings LLC)
Distribution & Logistics	First lien (4)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/19/2019	19,895		19,895		19,895		2.26	%
American Pacific Corporation
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	2/27/2019	19,700		19,594		19,733		2.25	%
VetCor Professional Practices LLC
Consumer Services	First lien (4)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	4/20/2021	19,551		19,366		19,499
	First lien (3)(11) - Drawn	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	4/20/2021	90		90		90
				19,641		19,456		19,589		2.23	%
First American Payment Systems, L.P.
Business Services	Second lien (2)	10.75% (Base Rate + 9.50%)	4/12/2019	18,643		18,409		18,550		2.11	%
Sierra Hamilton LLC / Sierra Hamilton Finance, Inc.
Energy	First lien (2)	12.25%	12/15/2018	25,000		25,000		16,500
	First lien (3)	12.25%	12/15/2018	2,660		2,029		1,755
				27,660		27,029		18,255		2.08	%
iPipeline, Inc. (Internet Pipeline, Inc.)
Software	First lien (4)	8.25% (Base Rate + 7.25%)	8/4/2022	18,000		17,823		17,820		2.03	%
DCA Investment Holding, LLC
Healthcare Services	First lien (2)	6.25% (Base Rate + 5.25%)	7/2/2021	17,855		17,683		17,677		2.01	%
AgKnowledge Holdings Company, Inc.
Business Services	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	7/23/2020	18,500		18,344		17,566		2.00	%
Vertafore, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	10/27/2017	13,855		13,849		13,962
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	10/27/2017	2,000		2,016		2,016
				15,855		15,865		15,978		1.82	%
MailSouth, Inc. (d/b/a Mspark)
Media	First lien (2)	6.75% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	12/14/2016	15,512		15,170		15,201		1.73	%
Severin Acquisition, LLC
Software	Second lien (4)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	7/29/2022	15,000		14,853		14,850		1.69	%
GSDM Holdings Corp.
Healthcare Services	Subordinated (4)	10.00%	6/23/2020	15,000		14,875		14,643		1.67	%
Vision Solutions, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	7/23/2017	14,000		13,975		14,000		1.59	%
Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc.
Energy	First lien (2)	10.50%	1/15/2018	24,357		24,509		13,640		1.55	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
TW-NHME Holdings Corp. (23):
National HME, Inc.
Healthcare Services	Second lien (4)	10.25% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	7/14/2022	$	14,000	$	13,829	$	13,472	1.53	%
SW Holdings, LLC
Business Services	Second lien (4)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	12/30/2021	13,500		13,369		13,155		1.50	%
Poseidon Intermediate, LLC
Software	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	8/15/2023	13,000		12,807		12,805		1.46	%
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
Distribution & Logistics	Subordinated (3)	10.25%	3/1/2022	10,000		10,000		10,250		1.17	%
PowerPlan Holdings, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.75% (Base Rate + 9.75%)	2/23/2023	10,000		9,905		9,970		1.13	%
Novitex Acquisition, LLC (fka ARSloane Acquisition, LLC)
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.25%)	7/7/2020	9,788		9,577		9,201		1.05	%
Harley Marine Services, Inc.
Distribution & Logistics	Second lien (2)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	12/20/2019	9,000		8,862		8,910		1.01	%
Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC
Software	First lien (2)	6.00% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	11/4/2020	1,965		1,950		1,951
	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	11/4/2021	7,000		6,914		6,825
				8,965		8,864		8,776		1.00	%
Smile Brands Group Inc.
Healthcare Services	First lien (2)	8.50% (Base Rate + 5.25%)	8/16/2019	12,220		12,100		8,625		0.98	%
QC McKissock Investment, LLC (17):
McKissock, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	4,887		4,848		4,747
	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	3,155		3,130		3,065
	First lien (2)(11) - Drawn	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	576		571		559
				8,618		8,549		8,371		0.95	%
TTM Technologies, Inc.**
Business Products	First lien (2)	6.00% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	5/31/2021	8,000		7,733		7,480		0.85	%
Brock Holdings III, Inc.
Industrial Services	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	3/16/2018	7,000		6,948		6,528		0.74	%
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc.)
Federal Services	First lien (2)	9.00% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	4/21/2017	6,884		6,847		6,368		0.72	%
Immucor, Inc.
Healthcare Services	Subordinated (2)(9)	11.13%	8/15/2019	5,000		4,960		5,175		0.59	%
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (12)
Healthcare Products	Second lien (3)	9.00% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	8/1/2022	5,000		4,955		4,925		0.56	%
GCA Services Group, Inc.
Business Services	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	11/2/2020	4,000		3,971		3,980		0.45	%
Sophia Holding Finance LP / Sophia Holding Finance Inc.
Software	Subordinated (3)	9.63%	12/1/2018	3,500		3,502		3,583		0.41	%
York Risk Services Holding Corp.
Business Services	Subordinated (3)	8.50%	10/1/2022	3,000		3,000		2,561		0.29	%
Synarc-Biocore Holdings, LLC
Healthcare Services	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	3/10/2022	2,500		2,479		2,325		0.27	%
Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc.
Software	Subordinated (3)	9.00%	9/30/2023	2,000		1,932		1,943		0.22	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Education Management Corporation (22):
Education Management II LLC
Education	First lien (2)	5.50% (Base Rate + 4.50%)	7/2/2020	$	250	$	237	$	171
	First lien (3)	5.50% (Base Rate + 4.50%)	7/2/2020	141		134		97
	First lien (2)	8.50% (Base Rate + 1.00% + 6.50% PIK)*	7/2/2020	430		365		247
	First lien (3)	8.50% (Base Rate + 1.00% + 6.50% PIK)*	7/2/2020	243		206		139
				1,064		942		654		0.07	%
ATI Acquisition Company (fka Ability Acquisition, Inc.) (13)
Education	First lien (2)	17.25% (Base Rate + 10.00% + 4.00% PIK) (8)*	6/30/2012 - Past Due	1,665		1,434		—
	First lien (2)	17.25% (Base Rate + 10.00% + 4.00% PIK) (8)*	6/30/2012 - Past Due	103		94		—
				1,768		1,528		—		—	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - United States				$	1,234,010	$	1,221,449	$	1,200,385	136.61	%
Total Funded Debt Investments				$	1,321,033	$	1,306,743	$	1,282,079	145.91	%
Equity - United Kingdom
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (12):
PCI Pharma Holdings UK Limited**
Healthcare Products	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	19,427		$	578	$	1,175	0.13	%
Total Shares - United Kingdom						$	578	$	1,175	0.13	%
Equity - United States
Crowley Holdings Preferred, LLC
Distribution & Logistics	Preferred shares (3)(20)	12.00% (10.00% + 2.00% PIK)*	—	51,799		$	51,259	$	51,645	5.88	%
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18)
Distribution & Logistics	Preferred shares (4)	—	—	200		2,000		2,000		0.23	%
TW-NHME Holdings Corp. (23)
Healthcare Services	Preferred shares (4)	—	—	100		1,000		881		0.10	%
Education Management Corporation (22)
Education	Preferred shares (2)	—	—	3,331		200		80
	Preferred shares (3)	—	—	1,879		113		45
	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	2,994,065		100		182
	Ordinary shares (3)	—	—	1,688,976		56		102
						469		409		0.05	%
Ancora Acquisition LLC (13)
Education	Preferred shares (6)	—	—	372		83		393		0.04	%
Total Shares - United States						$	54,811	$	55,328	6.30	%
Total Shares						$	55,389	$	56,503	6.43	%
Warrants - United States
YP Holdings LLC / Print Media Holdings LLC (10):
YP Equity Investors, LLC
Media	Warrants (5)	—	—	5		$	—	$	5,304	0.60	%
ASP LCG Holdings, Inc.
Education	Warrants (3)	—	—	622		37		251		0.03	%
Ancora Acquisition LLC (13)
Education	Warrants (6)	—	—	20		—		—		—	%
Total Warrants - United States						$	37	$	5,555	0.63	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost			Fair Value			Percent of Net Assets
Total Funded Investments						$	1,362,169		$	1,344,137		152.97	%
Unfunded Debt Investments - United States
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18):
Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, L.L.C. (TWDiamondback II Holdings LLC)
Distribution & Logistics	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	2/16/2016	$	2,158	$	—		$	—
	First lien (4)(11) - Undrawn	—	2/16/2016	605		—			—
				2,763		—			—			—	%
iPipeline, Inc. (Internet Pipeline, Inc.)
Software	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	8/4/2021	1,000		(10		)	(10		)	—	%
VetCor Professional Practices LLC
Consumer Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	4/20/2021	2,610		(27		)	(7		)
	First lien (4)(11) - Undrawn	—	5/12/2017	2,700		(27		)	(7		)
				5,310		(54		)	(14		)	—	%
DCA Investment Holding, LLC
Healthcare Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	7/2/2021	2,100		(21		)	(21		)	—	%
EN Engineering, LLC
Business Services	First lien (2)(11) - Undrawn	—	12/30/2016	3,571		(18		)	(36		)	—	%
Valet Waste Holdings, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	9/24/2021	4,500		(56		)	(56		)	(0.01	)%
QC McKissock Investment, LLC (17):
McKissock, LLC
Education	First lien (2)(11) - Undrawn	—	12/31/2015	2,304		(23		)	(67		)	(0.01	)%
MailSouth, Inc. (d/b/a Mspark)
Media	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	12/14/2016	1,900		(181		)	(72		)	(0.01	)%
Total Unfunded Debt Investments				$	23,448	$	(363	)	$	(276	)	(0.03	)%
Total Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments						$	1,361,806		$	1,343,861		152.94	%
Non-Controlled/Affiliated Investments(24)
Funded Debt Investments - United States
Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC (16):
Tenawa Resource Management LLC
Energy	First lien (3)	10.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	5/12/2019	$	40,000	$	39,861		$	39,253		4.47	%
Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC (19)
Education	Subordinated (3)	8.50% PIK*	6/9/2020	3,705		3,697			3,705
	Subordinated (2)	10.00% PIK*	6/9/2020	13,373		13,373			10,939
	Subordinated (3)	10.00% PIK*	6/9/2020	3,290		3,290			2,691
				20,368		20,360			17,335			1.97	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - United States				$	60,368	$	60,221		$	56,588		6.44	%
Equity - United States
NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC**
Investment Fund	Membership interest (3)	—	—	—		$	23,000		$	22,928		2.61	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		Cost		Fair Value			Percent of Net Assets
Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC (16):
QID NGL LLC
Energy	Ordinary shares (7)	—	—	5,290,997		$	5,291	$	5,291		0.60	%
Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC (19)
Education	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	107,143		9		1,687
	Ordinary shares (3)	—	—	123,968		11		1,952
						20		3,639			0.41	%
Total Shares - United States						$	28,311	$	31,858		3.62	%
Unfunded Debt Investments - United States
Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC (19):
Edmentum, Inc. (fka Plato, Inc.) (Archipelago Learning, Inc.)
Education	Second lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	6/9/2020	$	4,881	$	—	$	—		—	%
Total Unfunded Debt Investments				$	4,881	$	—	$	—		—	%
Total Non-Controlled/Affiliated Investments						$	88,532	$	88,446		10.06	%
Controlled Investments(25)
Funded Debt Investments - United States
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (2)	8.50% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	1/13/2019	$	6,786	$	6,786	$	6,733
	First lien (3)	8.50% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	1/13/2019	4,060		4,060		4,028
	First lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 7.50% + 1.00% PIK)*	1/13/2019	7,986		7,986		7,953
	Subordinated (2)	15.00% PIK*	7/13/2019	1,429		1,429		1,419
	Subordinated (3)	15.00% PIK*	7/13/2019	855		855		849
				21,116		21,116		20,982			2.39	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - United States				$	21,116	$	21,116	$	20,982		2.39	%
Equity - United States
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	Preferred shares (2)(21)	—	—	16,135,465		$	13,755	$	13,757
	Preferred shares (3)(21)	—	—	4,459,075		3,801		3,802
	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	2,096,477		1,925		5,597
	Ordinary shares (3)	—	—	579,366		532		1,547
						20,013		24,703			2.81	%
Total Shares - United States						$	20,013	$	24,703		2.81	%
Total Funded Investments						$	41,129	$	45,685		5.20	%
Unfunded Debt Investments - United States
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	1/13/2019	$	2,048	$	—	$	(9	)
	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	1/13/2019	758		—		(3		)
				2,806		—		(12		)	—	%
Total Unfunded Debt Investments				$	2,806	$	—	$	(12	)	—	%
Total Controlled Investments						$	41,129	$	45,673		5.20	%
Total Investments						$	1,491,467	$	1,477,980		168.20	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)


(1)	New Mountain Finance Corporation (the “Company”) generally acquires its investments in private transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). These investments are generally subject to certain limitations on resale, and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act.


(2)	Investment is pledged as collateral for the Holdings Credit Facility, a revolving credit facility among the Company as Collateral Manager, New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (“NMF Holdings”) as the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Lender and Collateral Custodian. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.


(3)	Investment is pledged as collateral for the NMFC Credit Facility, a revolving credit facility among the Company as the Borrower and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley, N.A. and Stifel Bank & Trust as Lenders. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.


(4)	Investment is held in New Mountain Finance SBIC, L.P.


(5)	Investment is held in NMF YP Holdings, Inc.


(6)	Investment is held in NMF Ancora Holdings, Inc.


(7)	Investment is held in NMF QID NGL Holdings, Inc.


(8)	Investment or a portion of the investment is on non-accrual status. See Note 3, Investments, for details.


(9)	Securities are registered under the Securities Act.

(10)

The Company holds investments in three related entities of YP Holdings LLC/Print Media Holdings LLC. The Company directly holds warrants to purchase a 4.96% membership interest of YP Equity Investors, LLC (which at closing represented an indirect 1.0% equity interest in YP Holdings LLC) and holds an investment in the Term Loan B loans issued by YP LLC and Print Media LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of YP Holdings LLC and Print Media Holdings LLC, respectively.


(11)	Par Value amounts represent the drawn or undrawn (as indicated in type of investment) portion of revolving credit facilities or delayed draws. Cost amounts represent the cash received at settlement date net of the impact of paydowns and cash paid for drawn revolvers or delayed draws.


(12)	The Company holds investments in Packaging Coordinators, Inc. and one related entity of Packaging Coordinators, Inc. The Company has a debt investment in Packaging Coordinators, Inc. and holds ordinary equity in PCI Pharma Holdings UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Packaging Coordinators, Inc.


(13)	The Company holds investments in ATI Acquisition Company and Ancora Acquisition LLC. The Company has debt investments in ATI Acquisition Company and preferred equity and warrants to purchase units of common membership interests of Ancora Acquisition LLC. The Company received its investments in Ancora Acquisition LLC as a result of its investments in ATI Acquisition Company.


(14)	The Company holds an investment in CompassLearning, Inc. that is structured as a first lien last out term loan.


(15)	The Company holds two first lien investments in Tolt Solutions, Inc. The debt investment with an interest rate of a base rate + 6.00% is structured as a first lien first out debt investment. The debt investment with an interest rate of a base rate + 11.00% is structured as a first lien last out debt investment.


(16)	The Company holds investments in two related entities of Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC. The Company holds 5.25% of the common units in QID NGL LLC (which at closing represented 98.1% of the ownership in the common units in Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC) and holds a first lien investment in Tenawa Resource Management LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC.

(17)

The Company holds investments in QC McKissock Investment, LLC and one related entity of QC McKissock Investment, LLC. The Company holds a first lien term loan in QC McKissock Investment, LLC (which at closing represented 71.1% of the ownership in the Series A common units of McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC) and holds a first lien term loan and a delayed draw term loan in McKissock, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC.


(18)	The Company holds investments in TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. and one related entity of TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. The Company holds preferred equity in TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. and holds a first lien last out term loan and a delayed draw term loan in Diamondback Drugs of Delaware LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWDiamondback Holdings Corp.


(19)	The Company holds investments in Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC and its related entities. The Company holds subordinated notes and ordinary equity in Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC and holds a second lien revolver in Edmentum, Inc. and Archipelago Learning, Inc., which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC.


(20)	Total shares reported assumes shares issued for the capitalization of PIK interest. Actual shares owned total 50,000 as of September 30, 2015.


(21)	The Company holds preferred equity in UniTek Global Services, Inc. that is entitled to receive cumulative preferential dividends at a rate of 13.5% per annum payable in additional shares.

(22)

The Company holds investments in Education Management Corporation and one related entity of Education Management Corporation. The Company holds series A-1 convertible preferred stock and common stock in Education Management Corporation and holds a tranche A first lien term loan and a tranche B first lien term loan in Education Management II LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of Education Management Corporation.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)


(23)	The Company holds an equity investment in TW-NHME Holdings Corp., as well as a second lien term loan investment in National HME, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TW-NHME Holdings Corp.

(24)

Denotes investments in which the Company is an “Affiliated Person”, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, due to owning or holding the power to vote 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the investment but not controlling the company. Fair value as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015 along with transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 in which the issuer was a non-controlled/affiliated investment is as follows:



Portfolio Company (1)	Fair Value at December 31, 2014		Gross Additions (cost)(A)		Gross Redemptions (cost)(B)			Net Realized Gains (Losses)		Net Change In Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)			Fair Value at September 30, 2015		Interest Income		Dividend Income		Other Income
Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC/Edmentum Inc.	$	—	$	23,430	$	(3,050	)	$	—	$	594		$	20,974	$	656	$	—	$	—
NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC	22,461		—		—			—		467			22,928		—		2,701		905
Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC	—		44,564		—			—		(20		)	44,544		3,164		—		737
Total Non-Controlled/Affiliated Investments	$	22,461	$	67,994	$	(3,050	)	$	—	$	1,041		$	88,446	$	3,820	$	2,701	$	1,642


(A)	Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends, the amortization of discounts, reorganizations or restructurings and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.


(B)	Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, reorganizations or restructurings and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

(25)

Denotes investments in which the Company is in “Control”, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, due to owning or holding the power to vote 25.0% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the investment. Fair value as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015 along with transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 in which the issuer was a controlled investment is as follows:



Portfolio Company (1)	Fair Value at December 31, 2014		Gross Additions (cost)(A)		Gross Redemptions (cost)(B)			Net Realized Gains (Losses)		Net Change In Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)		Fair Value at September 30, 2015		Interest Income		Dividend Income		Other Income
UniTek Global Services, Inc.	$	—	$	41,964	$	(835	)	$	—	$	4,544	$	45,673	$	1,487	$	1,864	$	36
Total Controlled Investments	$	—	$	41,964	$	(835	)	$	—	$	4,544	$	45,673	$	1,487	$	1,864	$	36


(A)	Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest or dividends, the amortization of discounts, reorganizations or restructurings and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.


(B)	Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, reorganizations or restructurings and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.


*	All or a portion of interest contains PIK interest.


**	Indicates assets that the Company deems to be “non-qualifying assets” under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Qualifying assets must represent at least 70.00% of the Company’s total assets at the time of acquisition of any additional non-qualifying assets. As of September 30, 2015, 7.2% of the Company’s total assets were non-qualifying assets.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except shares)

(unaudited)



	September 30, 2015
Investment Type	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
First lien	46.84	%
Second lien	38.85	%
Subordinated	6.28	%
Equity and other	8.03	%
Total investments	100.00	%



	September 30, 2015
Industry Type	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
Software	26.10	%
Business Services	20.47	%
Education	10.93	%
Federal Services	8.78	%
Distribution & Logistics	8.13	%
Energy	5.17	%
Consumer Services	4.58	%
Healthcare Services	4.25	%
Media	3.61	%
Healthcare Products	2.44	%
Business Products	2.22	%
Investment Fund	1.55	%
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	1.33	%
Industrial Services	0.44	%
Total investments	100.00	%



	September 30, 2015
Interest Rate Type	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
Floating rates	84.92	%
Fixed rates	15.08	%
Total investments	100.00	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments
Funded Debt Investments - Australia
Project Sunshine IV Pty Ltd**
Media	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 7.00%)	9/23/2019	$	17,689		$	17,594	$	17,888	2.23	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - Australia				$	17,689		$	17,594	$	17,888	2.23	%
Funded Debt Investments - Luxembourg
Pinnacle Holdco S.à r.l. / Pinnacle (US) Acquisition Co Limited**
Software	Second lien (2)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	7/30/2020	$	24,630		$	24,319	$	22,905
	Second lien (3)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	7/30/2020	8,204			8,317		7,629
				32,834			32,636		30,534		3.80	%
Evergreen Skills Lux S.À R.L.**
Education	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	4/28/2022	5,000			4,877		4,737		0.59	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - Luxembourg				$	37,834		$	37,513	$	35,271	4.39	%
Funded Debt Investments - United States
Ascend Learning, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	6.00% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	7/31/2019	$	14,888		$	14,824	$	14,813
	Second lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	11/30/2020	29,000			28,881		28,855
				43,888			43,705		43,668		5.44	%
TIBCO Software Inc.**
Software	First lien (2)	6.50% (Base Rate + 5.50%)	12/4/2020	30,000			28,512		29,100
	Subordinated (3)	11.38%	12/1/2021	15,000			14,567		14,550
				45,000			43,079		43,650		5.44	%
Global Knowledge Training LLC
Education	Second lien (2)	12.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	10/21/2018	41,450			41,137		41,786		5.21	%
Deltek, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	10/10/2019	40,000			39,989		40,300
	Second lien (3)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	10/10/2019	1,000			990		1,008
				41,000			40,979		41,308		5.15	%
Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC (16)
Tenawa Resource Management LLC
Energy	First lien (3)	10.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	5/12/2019	40,000			39,838		39,820		4.96	%
Kronos Incorporated
Software	Second lien (2)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/30/2020	32,641			32,407		33,355
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/30/2020	5,000			4,955		5,109
				37,641			37,362		38,464		4.80	%
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC
Education	First lien (2)(9)	9.75%	4/1/2021	24,500			24,362		27,195
	First lien (2)	5.75% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	3/22/2019	9,863			9,641		9,830
				34,363			34,003		37,025		4.62	%
Tolt Solutions, Inc. (15)
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	3/7/2019	18,537			18,538		18,075
	First lien (2)	12.00% (Base Rate + 11.00%)	3/7/2019	18,800			18,800		18,540
				37,337			37,338		36,615		4.56	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Acrisure, LLC
Business Services	Second lien (2)	11.50% (Base Rate + 10.50%)	3/31/2020	$	35,175		$	34,848	$	35,471	4.42	%
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (2)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	20,596			20,104		14,706
	First lien (3)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	7,772			7,552		5,550
	First lien (2)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	6,271			6,116		4,478
	First lien (3)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	597			580		426
	First lien (2)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	5,213			5,083		3,722
	First lien (3)	15.00% PIK (Base Rate + 13.50% PIK)(7)*	4/15/2018	496			482		354
	First lien (3)(11) - Drawn	9.50% (Base Rate + 7.50% + 1.00% PIK)*	1/21/2015	3,381			3,381		3,381
	First lien (3)(11) - Drawn	10.25% (Base Rate + 4.00% + 5.25% PIK)*	4/15/2016	2,610			2,610		2,610
				46,936			45,908		35,227		4.39	%
Envision Acquisition Company, LLC
Healthcare Services	Second lien (2)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/4/2021	26,000			25,603		25,772
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/4/2021	9,250			9,305		9,169
				35,250			34,908		34,941		4.37	%
Hill International, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.75% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	9/26/2020	34,913			34,574		34,215		4.27	%
Meritas Schools Holdings, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 5.75%)	6/25/2019	21,658			21,487		21,549
	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	1/23/2021	12,000			11,943		11,820
				33,658			33,430		33,369		4.16	%
TASC, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	6.50% (Base Rate + 5.50%)	5/22/2020	30,860			30,454		30,108
	Second lien (3)	12.00%	5/21/2021	2,000			1,960		1,960
				32,860			32,414		32,068		4.00	%
SRA International, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	6.50% (Base Rate + 5.25%)	7/20/2018	31,765			31,059		31,805		3.96	%
Navex Global, Inc.
Software	First lien (4)	5.75% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	11/19/2021	10,547			10,442		10,441
	First lien (2)	5.75% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	11/19/2021	4,453			4,409		4,409
	Second lien (4)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/18/2022	11,953			11,834		11,775
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/18/2022	5,047			4,997		4,970
				32,000			31,682		31,595		3.94	%
Rocket Software, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.25% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	2/8/2019	30,875			30,756		30,875		3.85	%
KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	7.75% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	11/13/2017	29,342			28,937		29,359		3.66	%
CompassLearning, Inc. (14)
Education	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	11/26/2018	30,000			29,391		29,184		3.64	%
Aderant North America, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/20/2019	24,000			23,767		23,940
	Second lien (3)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/20/2019	5,000			5,070		4,988
				29,000			28,837		28,928		3.61	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Transtar Holding Company
Distribution & Logistics	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	10/9/2019	$	28,300		$	27,906	$	27,946	3.48	%
Pelican Products, Inc.
Business Products	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	4/9/2021	15,500			15,531		15,306
	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	4/9/2021	10,000			10,123		9,875
				25,500			25,654		25,181		3.14	%
YP Holdings LLC (10)
YP LLC
Media	First lien (2)	8.00% (Base Rate + 6.75%)	6/4/2018	24,936			24,678		25,029		3.12	%
CRGT Inc.
Federal Services	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	12/19/2020	25,000			24,750		24,750		3.09	%
Confie Seguros Holding II Co.
Consumer Services	Second lien (2)	10.25% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	5/8/2019	18,886			18,786		18,877
	Second lien (3)	10.25% (Base Rate + 9.00%)	5/8/2019	5,571			5,647		5,569
				24,457			24,433		24,446		3.05	%
PetVet Care Centers LLC
Consumer Services	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	6/17/2021	24,000			23,761		23,760		2.96	%
Sierra Hamilton LLC / Sierra Hamilton Finance, Inc.
Energy	First lien (2)	12.25%	12/15/2018	25,000			25,000		23,250		2.90	%
Aricent Technologies
Business Services	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/14/2022	20,000			19,871		20,162
	Second lien (3)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)	4/14/2022	2,550			2,556		2,571
				22,550			22,427		22,733		2.83	%
McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	6.25% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	12/18/2019	21,780			21,594		21,771		2.71	%
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Business Services	Subordinated (4)	16.00% (11.50% + 4.50% PIK)*	7/3/2019	20,458			20,458		20,828		2.60	%
Aspen Dental Management, Inc.
Healthcare Services	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 5.50%)	10/6/2016	20,862			20,697		20,732		2.58	%
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18)
Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, L.L.C. (TWDiamondback II Holdings LLC)
Distribution & Logistics	First lien (4)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.75%)	11/19/2019	19,895			19,895		19,895		2.48	%
American Pacific Corporation**
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	First lien (2)	7.00% (Base Rate + 6.00%)	2/27/2019	19,850			19,722		19,825		2.47	%
Novitex Acquisition, LLC (fka ARSloane Acquisition, LLC)
Business Services	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.25%)	7/7/2020	19,950			19,592		19,152		2.39	%
eResearchTechnology, Inc.
Healthcare Services	First lien (2)	6.00% (Base Rate + 4.75%)	5/2/2018	19,059			18,521		19,083		2.38	%
First American Payment Systems, L.P.
Business Services	Second lien (2)	10.75% (Base Rate + 9.50%)	4/12/2019	18,643			18,369		18,457		2.30	%
Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc.
Energy	First lien (2)	10.50%	1/15/2018	24,357			24,555		18,390		2.29	%
AgKnowledge Holdings Company, Inc.
Business Services	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	7/23/2020	18,500			18,326		17,814		2.22	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Vertafore, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	10/27/2017	$	13,855		$	13,852	$	13,959
	Second lien (3)	9.75% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	10/27/2017	2,000			2,017		2,015
				15,855			15,869		15,974		1.99	%
MailSouth, Inc. (d/b/a Mspark)
Media	First lien (2)	6.75% (Base Rate + 4.99%)	12/14/2016	16,778			16,190		15,771		1.97	%
Edmentum, Inc.(fka Plato, Inc.)
Education	Second lien (2)	11.25% (Base Rate + 9.75%)	5/17/2019	25,000			24,713		12,500
	Second lien (3)	11.25% (Base Rate + 9.75%)	5/17/2019	6,150			6,040		3,075
				31,150			30,753		15,575		1.94	%
GSDM Holdings Corp.
Healthcare Services	Subordinated (4)	10.00%	6/23/2020	15,000			14,860		14,642		1.83	%
Smile Brands Group Inc.
Healthcare Services	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.25%)	8/16/2019	14,319			14,154		13,746		1.71	%
Vision Solutions, Inc.
Software	Second lien (2)	9.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	7/23/2017	14,000			13,966		13,580		1.69	%

Harley Marine Services, Inc.
Distribution & Logistics	Second lien (2)	10.50% (Base Rate + 9.25%)	12/20/2019	9,000			8,843		8,910		1.11	%
Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC
Software	First lien (2)	6.00% (Base Rate + 5.00%)	11/4/2020	1,980			1,964		1,970
	Second lien (2)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	11/4/2021	7,000			6,906		6,825
				8,980			8,870		8,795		1.10	%
McKissock, LLC
QC McKissock Investment, LLC
Education	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	4,923			4,877		4,844
	First lien (2)	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	3,178			3,149		3,127
	First lien (2)(11) - Drawn	7.50% (Base Rate + 6.50%)	8/5/2019	576			570		567
				8,677			8,596		8,538		1.06	%
Asurion, LLC (fka Asurion Corporation)
Business Services	Second lien (3)	8.50% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	3/3/2021	5,000			4,934		4,987
	Second lien (2)	8.50% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	3/3/2021	3,000			2,957		2,993
				8,000			7,891		7,980		0.99	%
Physio-Control International, Inc.
Healthcare Products	First lien (2)	9.88%	1/15/2019	6,651			6,651		7,083		0.88	%
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc.)
Federal Services	First lien (2)	9.00% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	4/21/2017	7,445			7,387		6,626		0.83	%
Brock Holdings III, Inc.
Industrial Services	Second lien (2)	10.00% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	3/16/2018	7,000			6,934		5,548		0.69	%
Immucor, Inc.
Healthcare Services	Subordinated (2)(9)	11.13%	8/15/2019	5,000			4,957		5,425		0.68	%
Virtual Radiologic Corporation
Healthcare Information Technology	First lien (2)	7.25% (Base Rate + 5.50%)	12/22/2016	5,963			5,931		4,979		0.62	%
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (12)
Healthcare Products	Second lien (3)	9.00% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	8/1/2022	5,000			4,952		4,925		0.61	%
LM U.S. Member LLC (and LM U.S. Corp Acquisition Inc.)
Business Services	Second lien (2)	8.25% (Base Rate + 7.25%)	1/25/2021	5,000			4,940		4,867		0.61	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Learning Care Group (US) Inc. (17)
Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc.
Education	First lien (2)	5.50% (Base Rate + 4.50%)	5/5/2021	$	4,465		$	4,424	$	4,476	0.56	%
CRC Health Corporation
Healthcare Services	Second lien (3)	9.00% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	9/28/2021	4,000			3,925		4,098		0.51	%
GCA Services Group, Inc.
Business Services	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.00%)	11/1/2020	4,000			3,968		3,955		0.49	%
Sophia Holding Finance LP / Sophia Holding Finance Inc.
Software	Subordinated (3)	9.63%	12/1/2018	3,500			3,502		3,531		0.44	%
York Risk Services Holding Corp.
Business Services	Subordinated (3)	8.50%	10/1/2022	3,000			3,000		3,011		0.38	%
Winebow Holdings, Inc. (Vinter Group, Inc., The)
Distribution & Logistics	Second lien (3)	8.50% (Base Rate + 7.50%)	1/2/2022	3,000			2,979		2,910		0.36	%
Synarc-Biocore Holdings, LLC
Healthcare Services	Second lien (3)	9.25% (Base Rate + 8.25%)	3/10/2022	2,500			2,477		2,250		0.28	%
Education Management LLC**
Education	First lien (2)	9.25% PIK (Base Rate + 8.00% PIK)*	3/30/2018	1,944			1,902		880
	First lien (3)	9.25% PIK (Base Rate + 8.00% PIK)*	3/30/2018	1,097			1,085		496
				3,041			2,987		1,376		0.17	%
ATI Acquisition Company (fka Ability Acquisition, Inc.) (13)
Education	First lien (2)	17.25% (Base Rate + 10.00% + 4.00% PIK) (7)*	6/30/2012 - Past Due	1,665			1,434		216
	First lien (2)	17.25% (Base Rate + 10.00% + 4.00% PIK) (7)*	6/30/2012 - Past Due	103			94		103
				1,768			1,528		319		0.04	%
Total Funded Debt Investments - United States				$	1,338,642		$	1,325,057	$	1,291,305	160.98	%
Total Funded Debt Investments				$	1,394,165		$	1,380,164	$	1,344,464	167.60	%
Equity - United Kingdom
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (12)
PCI Pharma Holdings UK Limited**
Healthcare Products	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	19,427			$	580	$	1,193	0.15	%
Total Shares - United Kingdom							$	580	$	1,193	0.15	%
Equity - United States
Crowley Holdings Preferred, LLC
Distribution & Logistics	Preferred shares (3)	12.00% (10.00% + 2.00% PIK)*	—	35,721			$	35,721	$	35,721	4.45	%
Global Knowledge Training LLC
Education	Ordinary shares (2)	—	—	2			—		8
	Preferred shares (2)	—	—	2,423			—		9,739
							—		9,747		1.22	%
Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC (16)
QID NGL LLC
Energy	Ordinary shares (3)	—	—	3,000,000			3,000		2,430		0.30	%
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18)
Distribution & Logistics	Preferred shares (4)	—	—	200			2,000		2,000		0.25	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares		x	Cost			Fair Value			Percent of Net Assets
Ancora Acquisition LLC (13)
Education	Preferred shares (6)	—	—	372			$	83		$	83		0.01	%
Total Shares - United States							$	40,804		$	49,981		6.23	%
Total Shares							$	41,384		$	51,174		6.38	%
Warrants - United States
Storapod Holding Company, Inc.
Consumer Services	Warrants (3)	—	—	360,129			$	156		$	4,142		0.51	%
YP Holdings LLC (10)
YP Equity Investors, LLC
Media	Warrants (5)	—	—	5			—			2,549			0.32	%
Learning Care Group (US) Inc. (17)
ASP LCG Holdings, Inc.
Education	Warrants (3)	—	—	622			37			299			0.04	%
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	Warrants (3)	—	—	1,014,451		(8)	1,449			—			—	%
Alion Science and Technology Corporation
Federal Services	Warrants (3)	—	—	6,000			293			—			—	%
Ancora Acquisition LLC (13)
Education	Warrants (6)	—	—	20			—			—			—	%
Total Warrants - United States							$	1,935		$	6,990		0.87	%
Total Funded Investments							$	1,423,483		$	1,402,628		174.85	%
Unfunded Debt Investments - United States
TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. (18)
Diamondback Drugs of Delaware, L.L.C. (TWDiamondback II Holdings LLC)
Distribution & Logistics	First lien (4)(11) - Undrawn	—	5/19/2015	$	2,763		$	—		$	—		—	%
UniTek Global Services, Inc.
Business Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	1/21/2015	5,425			—			—
	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	1/21/2015	2,048			—			—
	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	1/21/2015	758			—			—
							—			—			—	%
McKissock, LLC
Education	First lien (2)(11) - Undrawn	—	8/5/2019	2,304			(23		)	(37		)	—	%
MailSouth, Inc. (d/b/a Mspark)
Media	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	12/14/2015	1,900			(181		)	(156		)	(0.02	)%
Aspen Dental Management, Inc.
Healthcare Services	First lien (3)(11) - Undrawn	—	4/6/2016	5,000			(388		)	(225		)	(0.03	)%
Total Unfunded Debt Investments				$	20,198		$	(592	)	$	(418	)	(0.05	)%
Total Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments							$	1,422,891		$	1,402,210		174.80	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



Portfolio Company, Location and Industry (1)	Type of Investment	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Principal Amount, Par Value or Shares	x	Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Net Assets
Non-Controlled/Affiliated Investments(19)
Equity - United States
NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC**
Investment in Fund	Membership interest (3)	—	—	—		$	23,000	$	22,461	2.80	%
Total Non-Controlled/Affiliated Investments						$	23,000	$	22,461	2.80	%
Total Investments						$	1,445,891	$	1,424,671	177.60	%


(1)	New Mountain Finance Corporation (the “Company”) generally acquires its investments in private transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). These investments are generally subject to certain limitations on resale, and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act.


(2)	Investment is pledged as collateral for the Holdings Credit Facility, a revolving credit facility among the Company as Collateral Manager, New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (“NMF Holdings”) as the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Lender and Collateral Custodian. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.


(3)	Investment is pledged as collateral for the NMFC Credit Facility, a revolving credit facility among the Company as the Borrower and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley, N.A. as Lenders. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.


(4)	Investment is held in New Mountain Finance SBIC, L.P.


(5)	Investment is held in NMF YP Holdings, Inc.


(6)	Investment is held in NMF Ancora Holdings, Inc.


(7)	Investment or a portion of the investment is on non-accrual status. See Note 3, Investments, for details.


(8)	The Company holds 1,014,451 warrants in UniTek Global Services, Inc., which represents a 4.41% equity ownership on a fully diluted basis.


(9)	Securities are registered under the Securities Act.


(10)	The Company holds investments in two related entities of YP Holdings LLC. The Company directly holds warrants to purchase a 4.96% membership interest of YP Equity Investors, LLC (which at closing represented an indirect 1.0% equity interest in YP Holdings LLC) and holds an investment in the Term Loan B loans issued by YP LLC, a subsidiary of YP Holdings LLC.


(11)	Par Value amounts represent the drawn or undrawn (as indicated in type of investment) portion of revolving credit facilities or delayed draws. Cost amounts represent the cash received at settlement date net the impact of paydowns and cash paid for drawn revolvers or delayed draws.


(12)	The Company holds investments in Packaging Coordinators, Inc. and one related entity of Packaging Coordinators, Inc. The Company has a debt investment in Packaging Coordinators, Inc. and holds ordinary equity in PCI Pharma Holdings UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Packaging Coordinators, Inc.


(13)	The Company holds investments in ATI Acquisition Company and Ancora Acquisition LLC. The Company has debt investments in ATI Acquisition Company and preferred equity and warrants to purchase units of common membership interests of Ancora Acquisition LLC. The Company received its investments in Ancora Acquisition LLC as a result of its investments in ATI Acquisition Company.


(14)	The Company holds an investment in CompassLearning, Inc. that is structured as a first lien last out term loan.


(15)	The Company holds two first lien investments in Tolt Solutions, Inc. The debt investment with an interest rate at base rate + 6.00% is structured as a first lien first out debt investment. The debt investment with an interest rate at base rate + 11.00% is structured as a first lien last out debt investment.


(16)	The Company holds investments in two related entities of Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC. The Company holds 4.76% of the common units in QID NGL LLC (which at closing represented 98.1% of the ownership in the common units in Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC) and holds a first lien investment in Tenawa Resource Management LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenawa Resource Holdings LLC.


(17)	The Company holds investments in two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Learning Care Group (US) Inc. The Company has a debt investment in Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc. and holds warrants to purchase common stock of ASP LCG Holdings, Inc.


(18)	The Company holds investments in TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. and one related entity of TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. The Company holds preferred equity in TWDiamondback Holdings Corp. and holds a first lien last out term loan and a delayed draw term loan in Diamondback Drugs of Delaware LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWDiamondback Holdings Corp.


(19)	Denotes investments in which the Company is an “Affiliated Person”, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, due to owning or holding the power to vote 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the investment but not controlling the company.


*	All or a portion of interest contains payment-in-kind (“PIK”).


**	Indicates assets that the Company deems to be “non-qualifying assets” under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Qualifying assets must represent at least 70.00% of the Company’s total assets at the time of acquisition of any additional non-qualifying assets.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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New Mountain Finance Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except shares)



	December 31, 2014
Investment Type	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
First lien	47.58	%
Second lien	42.41	%
Subordinated	4.35	%
Equity and other	5.66	%
Total investments	100.00	%



	December 31, 2014
Industry Type	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
Software	20.16	%
Business Services	18.27	%
Education	17.68	%
Federal Services	8.75	%
Healthcare Services	8.05	%
Distribution & Logistics	6.83	%
Energy	5.89	%
Media	4.29	%
Consumer Services	3.67	%
Business Products	1.77	%
Investment in Fund	1.58	%
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	1.39	%
Healthcare Products	0.93	%
Industrial Services	0.39	%
Healthcare Information Technology	0.35	%
Total investments	100.00	%



	December 31, 2014
Interest Rate Type (1)	Percent of Total Investments at Fair Value
Floating rates	87.68	%
Fixed rates	12.32	%
Total investments	100.00	%


(1)	The categories in this table have been corrected for a transposition error in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2015, wherein the categories were inversely reported.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of

New Mountain Finance Corporation

September 30, 2015

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

Note 1. Formation and Business Purpose

New Mountain Finance Corporation (“NMFC” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010. NMFC is a closed-end, non-diversified 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”). As such, NMFC is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements. NMFC has elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to continue to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”). NMFC is also registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

On May 19, 2011, NMFC priced its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share. Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, NMFC sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital (defined as New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates) in a concurrent private placement (the “Concurrent Private Placement”). Additionally, 1,252,964 shares were issued to the partners of New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. at that time for their ownership interest in the Predecessor Entities (as defined below). In connection with NMFC’s IPO and through a series of transactions, New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (“NMF Holdings” or the “Predecessor Operating Company”) acquired all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

NMF Holdings is a Delaware limited liability company. Until May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings was externally managed and was regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. As such, NMF Holdings was obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements. NMF Holdings was treated as a partnership for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes for so long as it had at least two members. With the completion of the underwritten secondary offering on February 3, 2014, NMF Holdings’ existence as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes terminated and NMF Holdings became an entity that is disregarded as a separate entity from its owner for U.S. federal tax purposes. For additional information on the Company’s organizational structure prior to May 8, 2014, see “—Restructuring”.

Until May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings was externally managed by New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”). As of May 8, 2014, the Investment Adviser serves as the external investment adviser to NMFC. New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for operations. The Investment Adviser and Administrator are wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Mountain Capital. New Mountain Capital is a firm with a track record of investing in the middle market. New Mountain Capital focuses on investing in defensive growth companies across its private equity, public equity and credit investment vehicles. NMF Holdings, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008. Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital. In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments. New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.

Prior to December 18, 2014, New Mountain Finance SPV Funding, L.L.C. (“NMF SLF”) was a Delaware limited liability company. NMF SLF was a wholly-owned subsidiary of NMF Holdings and thus a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company. NMF SLF was bankruptcy-remote and non-recourse to NMFC. As part of an amendment to the Company’s existing credit facilities with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, NMF SLF merged with and into NMF Holdings on December 18, 2014. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.

Until April 25, 2014, New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation (“AIV Holdings”) was a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on March 11, 2011. AIV Holdings was dissolved on April 25, 2014. Guardian AIV, a Delaware limited partnership, was AIV Holdings’ sole stockholder. AIV Holdings was a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that was regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. As such, AIV Holdings was obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements. AIV Holdings was treated, and complied with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under the Code.

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Prior to the Restructuring (as defined below) on May 8, 2014, NMFC and AIV Holdings were holding companies with no direct operations of their own, and their sole asset was their ownership in NMF Holdings. In connection with the IPO, NMFC and AIV Holdings each entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated (the “Operating Agreement”), of NMF Holdings, pursuant to which NMFC and AIV Holdings were admitted as members of NMF Holdings. NMFC acquired from NMF Holdings, with the gross proceeds of the IPO and the Concurrent Private Placement, common membership units (“units”) of NMF Holdings (the number of units were equal to the number of shares of NMFC’s common stock sold in the IPO and the Concurrent Private Placement). Additionally, NMFC received units of NMF Holdings equal to the number of shares of common stock of NMFC issued to the partners of New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. Guardian AIV was the parent of NMF Holdings prior to the IPO and, as a result of the transactions completed in connection with the IPO, obtained units in NMF Holdings. Guardian AIV contributed its units in NMF Holdings to its newly formed subsidiary, AIV Holdings, in exchange for common stock of AIV Holdings. AIV Holdings had the right to exchange all or any portion of its units in NMF Holdings for shares of NMFC’s common stock on a one-for-one basis at any time.

The original structure was designed to generally prevent NMFC from being allocated taxable income with respect to unrecognized gains that existed at the time of the IPO in the Predecessor Entities’ assets, and rather such amounts would be allocated generally to AIV Holdings. The result was that any distributions made to NMFC’s stockholders that were attributable to such gains generally were not treated as taxable dividends but rather as return of capital.

Since NMFC’s IPO, and through September 30, 2015, NMFC raised approximately $454,040 in net proceeds from additional offerings of common stock and issued shares of its common stock valued at approximately $288,416 on behalf of AIV Holdings for exchanged units. NMFC acquired from NMF Holdings units of NMF Holdings equal to the number of shares of NMFC’s common stock sold in the additional offerings. With the completion of the final secondary offering on February 3, 2014, NMFC owned 100.0% of the units of NMF Holdings, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NMFC.

Restructuring

As a BDC, AIV Holdings had been subject to the 1940 Act, including certain provisions applicable only to BDCs. Accordingly, and after careful consideration of the 1940 Act requirements applicable to BDCs, the cost of 1940 Act compliance and a thorough assessment of AIV Holdings’ business model, AIV Holdings’ board of directors determined that continuation as a BDC was not in the best interests of AIV Holdings and Guardian AIV. Specifically, given that AIV Holdings was formed for the sole purpose of holding units of NMF Holdings and AIV Holdings had disposed of all of the units of NMF Holdings that it was holding as of February 3, 2014, the board of directors of AIV Holdings approved and declared advisable at an in-person meeting held on March 25, 2014 the withdrawal of AIV Holdings’ election to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. In addition, the board of directors of AIV Holdings approved and declared advisable for AIV Holdings to terminate its registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and to dissolve AIV Holdings under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Upon receipt of the necessary stockholder consent to authorize the board of directors of AIV Holdings to withdraw AIV Holdings’ election to be regulated as a BDC, the withdrawal was filed and became effective upon receipt by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of AIV Holdings’ notification of withdrawal on Form N-54C on April 15, 2014. The board of directors of AIV Holdings believed that AIV Holdings met the requirements for filing the notification to withdraw its election to be regulated as a BDC, upon the receipt of the necessary stockholder consent. After the notification of withdrawal of AIV Holdings’ BDC election was filed with the SEC, AIV Holdings was no longer subject to the regulatory provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to BDCs generally, including regulations related to insurance, custody, composition of its board of directors, affiliated transactions and any compensation arrangements.

In addition, on April 15, 2014, AIV Holdings filed a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate AIV Holdings’ registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. After these SEC filings and any other federal or state regulatory or tax filings were made, AIV Holdings proceeded to dissolve under Delaware law by filing a certificate of dissolution in Delaware on April 25, 2014.

Until May 8, 2014, as a BDC, NMF Holdings had been subject to the 1940 Act, including certain provisions applicable only to BDCs. Accordingly, and after careful consideration of the 1940 Act requirements applicable to BDCs, the cost of 1940 Act compliance and a thorough assessment of NMF Holdings’ current business model, NMF Holdings’ board of directors determined at an in-person meeting held on March 25, 2014 that continuation as a BDC was not in the best interests of NMF Holdings.

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At the 2014 joint annual meeting of the stockholders of NMFC and the sole unit holder of NMF Holdings held on May 6, 2014, the stockholders of NMFC and the sole unit holder of NMF Holdings approved a proposal which authorized the board of directors of NMF Holdings to withdraw NMF Holdings’ election to be regulated as a BDC. Additionally, the stockholders of NMFC approved a new investment advisory and management agreement between NMFC and the Investment Adviser. Upon receipt of the necessary stockholder/unit holder approval to authorize the board of directors of NMF Holdings to withdraw NMF Holdings’ election to be regulated as a BDC, the withdrawal was filed and became effective upon receipt by the SEC of NMF Holdings’ notification of withdrawal on Form N-54C on May 8, 2014.

Effective May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings amended and restated its Operating Agreement such that the board of directors of NMF Holdings was dissolved and NMF Holdings remained a wholly-owned subsidiary of NMFC with the sole purpose of serving as a special purpose vehicle for NMF Holdings’ credit facility, and NMFC assumed all other operating activities previously undertaken by NMF Holdings under the management of the Investment Adviser (collectively, the “Restructuring”). After the Restructuring, all wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of NMFC are consolidated with NMFC for both 1940 Act and financial statement reporting purposes, subject to any financial statement adjustments required in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). NMFC continues to remain a BDC under the 1940 Act.

Also, on May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings filed Form 15 with the SEC to terminate NMF Holdings’ registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. As a special purpose entity, NMF Holdings is bankruptcy-remote and non-recourse to NMFC. In addition, the assets held at NMF Holdings will continue to be used to secure NMF Holdings’ credit facility.

Current Organization

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, NMF QID NGL Holdings, Inc. (“NMF QID”). The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, NMF Ancora Holdings Inc. (“NMF Ancora”), NMF QID and NMF YP Holdings Inc. (“NMF YP”), are structured as Delaware entities that serve as tax blocker corporations which hold equity or equity-like investments in portfolio companies organized as limited liability companies (or other forms of pass-through entities). The Company consolidates its tax blocker corporations for accounting purposes. The tax blocker corporations are not consolidated for income tax purposes and may incur income tax expense as a result of their ownership of the portfolio companies. Additionally, the Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, New Mountain Finance Servicing, L.L.C. (“NMF Servicing”) that serves as the administrative agent on certain investment transactions. New Mountain Finance SBIC, L.P. (“SBIC LP”), and its general partner, New Mountain Finance SBIC G.P., L.L.C. (“SBIC GP”), were organized in Delaware as a limited partnership and limited liability company, respectively. SBIC LP and SBIC GP are consolidated wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company. SBIC LP received a license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) to operate as a small business investment company (“SBIC”) under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (the “1958 Act”).

The diagram below depicts the Company’s organizational structure as of September 30, 2015.


*	Includes partners of New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P.


**	NMFC is the sole limited partner of SBIC LP. NMFC, directly or indirectly through SBIC GP, wholly-owns SBIC LP. NMFC owns 100.0% of SBIC GP which owns 1.0% of SBIC LP. NMFC owns 99.0% of SBIC LP.

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The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, notes, bonds and mezzanine securities. In some cases, the Company’s investments may also include equity interests. The primary focus is in the debt of defensive growth companies, which are defined as generally exhibiting the following characteristics: (i) sustainable secular growth drivers, (ii) high barriers to competitive entry, (iii) high free cash flow after capital expenditure and working capital needs, (iv) high returns on assets and (v) niche market dominance. Similar to the Company, SBIC LP’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation under the investment criteria used by the Company, however, SBIC LP’s investments must be in SBA eligible companies. The Company’s portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of industries. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s top five industry concentrations were software, business services, education, federal services and distribution & logistics.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of accounting—The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. The Company is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, (“ASC 946”). NMFC consolidates its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries: NMF Holdings, NMF Servicing, SBIC LP, SBIC GP, NMF Ancora, NMF QID and NMF YP. Previously, the Company consolidated its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary NMF SLF until it merged with and into NMF Holdings on December 18, 2014. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details. Prior to the Restructuring, the Predecessor Operating Company consolidated its wholly-owned subsidiary, NMF SLF. NMFC and AIV Holdings did not consolidate the Predecessor Operating Company. Prior to the Restructuring, NMFC and AIV Holdings applied investment company master-feeder financial statement presentation, as described in ASC 946 to their interest in the Predecessor Operating Company. NMFC and AIV Holdings observed that it was also industry practice to follow the presentation prescribed for a master fund-feeder fund structure in ASC 946 in instances in which a master fund was owned by more than one feeder fund and that such presentation provided stockholders of NMFC and AIV Holdings with a clearer depiction of their investment in the master fund.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition for all periods presented. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Revenues are recognized when earned and expenses when incurred. The financial results of the Company’s portfolio investments are not consolidated in the financial statements. Prior to the IPO, an affiliate of the Predecessor Entities paid a majority of the management and incentive fees. Historical operating expenses do not reflect the allocation of certain professional fees, administrative and other expenses that have been incurred following the completion of the IPO. Accordingly, the Predecessor Operating Company’s historical operating expenses are not comparable to its operating expenses after the completion of the IPO.

The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Article 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period, have been included. The current period’s results of operations will not necessarily be indicative of results that ultimately may be achieved for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Investments—The Company applies fair value accounting in accordance with GAAP. Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Investments are reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities at fair value, with changes in unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments” and realizations on portfolio investments reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Net realized gains (losses) on investments”.

The Company values its assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act. In all cases, the Company’s board of directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of the portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in good faith, including investments that are not publicly traded, those whose market prices are not readily available and any other situation where its portfolio investments require a fair value determination. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Company’s quarterly valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below:


(1)	Investments for which market quotations are readily available on an exchange are valued at such market quotations based on the closing price indicated from independent pricing services.


(2)	Investments for which indicative prices are obtained from various pricing services and/or brokers or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process, as described below, to determine whether the quote(s) obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP.

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Bond quotes are obtained through independent pricing services. Internal reviews are performed by the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser to ensure that the quote obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP and if so, the quote is used. If the Investment Adviser is unable to sufficiently validate the quote(s) internally and if the investment’s par value or its fair value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below); and


b.	For investments other than bonds, the Company looks at the number of quotes readily available and performs the following:


i.	Investments for which two or more quotes are received from a pricing service are valued using the mean of the mean of the bid and ask of the quotes obtained.

ii.

Investments for which one quote is received from a pricing service are validated internally. The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser analyze the market quotes obtained using an array of valuation methods (further described below) to validate the fair value. If the Investment Adviser is unable to sufficiently validate the quote internally and if the investment’s par value or its fair value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below).


(3)	Investments for which quotations are not readily available through exchanges, pricing services, brokers, or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process:


a.	Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser responsible for the credit monitoring;


b.	Preliminary valuation conclusions will then be documented and discussed with the Company’s senior management;

If an investment falls into (3) above for four consecutive quarters and if the investment’s par value or its fair value exceeds the materiality threshold, then at least once each fiscal year, the valuation for each portfolio investment for which the Company does not have a readily available market quotation will be reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by the Company’s board of directors; and


d.	When deemed appropriate by the Company’s management, an independent valuation firm may be engaged to review and value investment(s) of a portfolio company, without any preliminary valuation being performed by the Investment Adviser. The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser will review and validate the value provided.

For investments in revolving credit facilities and delayed draw commitments, the cost basis of the funded investments purchased is offset by any costs/netbacks received for any unfunded portion on the total balance committed. The fair value is also adjusted for the price appreciation or depreciation on the unfunded portion. As a result, the purchase of commitments not completely funded may result in a negative fair value until it is called and funded.

The values assigned to investments are based upon available information and do not necessarily represent amounts which might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot be reasonably determined until the individual positions are liquidated. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Company’s investments may fluctuate from period to period and the fluctuations could be material.

Prior to the Restructuring, NMFC was a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its sole asset was its ownership in the Predecessor Operating Company. Prior to the completion of the underwritten secondary public offering on February 3, 2014, AIV Holdings was a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its sole asset was its ownership in the Predecessor Operating Company. NMFC’s and AIV Holdings’ investments in the Predecessor Operating Company were carried at fair value and represented the respective pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Predecessor Operating Company as of the applicable reporting date. NMFC and AIV Holdings valued their ownership interest on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act.

See Note 3, Investments, for further discussion relating to investments.

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Collateralized agreements or repurchase financings—The Company follows the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing—Secured Borrowing and Collateral, (“ASC 860”) when accounting for transactions involving the purchases of securities under collateralized agreements to resell (resale agreements). These transactions are treated as collateralized financing transactions and are recorded at their contracted resale or repurchase amounts, as specified in the respective agreements. Interest on collateralized agreements is accrued and recognized over the life of the transaction and included in interest income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held one collateralized agreement to resell with a carrying value of $30,000, collateralized by a second lien bond in Northstar GOM Holdings Group LLC with a fair value of $30,000 and guaranteed by a private hedge fund with approximately $789,000 of assets under management as of September 30, 2015. The private hedge fund has the option to repurchase the collateral from the Company at the par value of the collateralized agreement within a year. The collateralized agreement earned interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Cash and cash equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term, highly liquid investments. The Company defines cash equivalents as securities that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and so near maturity that there is insignificant risk of changes in value. These securities have original maturities of three months or less. The Company did not hold any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are as follows:

Sales and paydowns of investments: Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the specific identification method.

Interest and dividend income: Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount using the effective interest method, is recorded on the accrual basis and periodically assessed for collectability. Interest income also includes interest earned from cash on hand. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties are recorded as part of interest income. The Company has loans and certain preferred equity investments in the portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividend provision. PIK interest and dividends are accrued and recorded as income at the contractual rates, if deemed collectible. The PIK interest and dividends are added to the principal or share balances on the capitalization dates and are generally due at maturity or when redeemed by the issuer.

Dividend income on common equity is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly traded portfolio companies. Dividend income on preferred securities is recorded as dividend income on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are deemed collectible.

Non-accrual income: Investments are placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more and when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Accrued cash and un-capitalized PIK interest or dividends are reversed when an investment is placed on non-accrual status. Previously capitalized PIK interest or dividends are not reversed when an investment is placed on non-accrual status. Interest or dividend payments received on non-accrual investments may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment of the ultimate outcome. Non-accrual investments are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current.

Other income: Other income represents delayed compensation, consent or amendment fees, revolver fees, structuring fees, upfront fees, management fees from a non-controlled/affiliated investment and other miscellaneous fees received and are typically non-recurring in nature. Delayed compensation is income earned from counterparties on trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date. Other income may also include fees from bridge loans. The Company may from time to time enter into bridge financing commitments, an obligation to provide interim financing to a counterparty until permanent credit can be obtained. These commitments are short-term in nature and may expire unfunded. A fee is received by the Company for providing such commitments. Structuring fees and upfront fees are recognized as income when earned, usually when paid at the closing of the investment and are non-refundable.

Prior to the Restructuring, NMFC’s revenue recognition policies were as follows:

Revenue, expenses, and capital gains (losses): At each quarterly valuation date, the Predecessor Operating Company’s investment income, expenses, net realized gains (losses), and net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were allocated to NMFC based on its pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Predecessor Operating Company. This was recorded on NMFC’s Statements of Operations. Realized gains and losses were recorded upon sales of NMFC’s investments in the Predecessor Operating Company. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. was the difference between the net asset value per share and the closing price per share for shares issued as part of the dividend reinvestment plan on the dividend payment date. This net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. included the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the IPO. NMFC used the proceeds from its IPO and Concurrent Private Placement to purchase units in the Predecessor

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Operating Company at $13.75 per unit (its IPO price per share). At the IPO date, $13.75 per unit represented a discount to the actual net asset value per unit of the Predecessor Operating Company. As a result, NMFC experienced immediate unrealized appreciation on its investment.

All expenses, including those of NMFC, were paid and recorded by the Predecessor Operating Company. Expenses were allocated to NMFC based on its pro-rata ownership interest. In addition, the Predecessor Operating Company paid all of the offering costs related to the IPO and subsequent offerings. NMFC recorded its portion of the offering costs as a direct reduction to net assets and the cost of its investment in the Predecessor Operating Company.

Interest and other financing expenses—Interest and other financing fees are recorded on an accrual basis by the Company. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.

Deferred financing costs—The deferred financing costs of the Company consists of capitalized expenses related to the origination and amending of the Company’s borrowings. The Company amortizes these costs into expense using the straight-line method over the stated life of the related borrowing. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.

Income taxes—The Company has elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, the Company is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of taxable income and gains timely distributed to its stockholders.

To continue to qualify as a RIC, the Company is required to meet certain income and asset diversification tests in addition to distributing at least 90.0% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code. Since U.S. federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes.

Differences between taxable income and the results of operations for financial reporting purposes may be permanent or temporary in nature. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions paid to stockholders of the Company are reported as ordinary income, return of capital, long term capital gains or a combination thereof.

The Company will be subject to a 4.0% nondeductible federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless the Company distributes, in a timely manner as required by the Code, an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98.0% of its respective net ordinary income earned for the calendar year and (2) 98.2% of its respective capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 in the calendar year.

Certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Company are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. These taxable entities are not consolidated for income tax purposes and may generate income tax liabilities or assets from permanent and temporary differences in the recognition of items for financial reporting and income tax purposes.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized a total provision for income taxes of approximately $409 and $1,347, respectively, for the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded current income tax (benefit) expense of approximately $(172) and $130, respectively, and deferred income tax expense of approximately $581 and $1,217, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized a total provision for income taxes of approximately $115 and $501, respectively, for the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded current income tax expense of approximately $230 and $230, respectively, and deferred income tax (benefit) expense of approximately $(115) and $271, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $1,710 and $493, respectively, of deferred tax liabilities primarily relating to deferred taxes attributable to certain differences between the computation of income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as compared to GAAP.

The Company has adopted the Income Taxes topic of the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740 (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidance for income taxes, including how uncertain income tax positions should be recognized, measured, and disclosed in the financial statements. Based on its analysis, the Company has determined that there were no material uncertain income tax positions through December 31, 2014. The 2012, 2013 and 2014 tax years remain subject to examination by the U.S. federal, state, and local tax authorities.

Dividends—Distributions to common stockholders of the Company are recorded on the record date as set by the board of directors. The Company intends to make distributions to its stockholders that will be sufficient to enable the Company to maintain its status as a RIC. The Company intends to distribute approximately all of its adjusted net investment income (see Note 5, Agreements) on a quarterly basis and substantially all of its taxable income on an annual basis, except that the Company may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.

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The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides on behalf of its stockholders for reinvestment of any distributions declared, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash.

The Company applies the following in implementing the dividend reinvestment plan. If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is equal to or greater than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, the Company will use only newly issued shares to implement its dividend reinvestment plan. Under such circumstances, the number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by the market price per share of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the distribution payment date. Market price per share on that date will be the closing price for such shares on the NYSE or, if no sale is reported for such day, the average of their electronically reported bid and ask prices.

If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is less than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, the Company will either issue new shares or instruct the plan administrator to purchase shares in the open market to satisfy the additional shares required. Shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a stockholder based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be outstanding after giving effect to payment of the distribution cannot be established until the value per share at which additional shares will be issued has been determined and elections of the Company’s stockholders have been tabulated.

Earnings per share—The Company’s earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts have been computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period of computation. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations by the weighted average number of shares of common stock assuming all potential shares had been issued, and its related net impact to net assets accounted for, and the additional shares of common stock were dilutive. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution, using the as-if-converted method for convertible debt, which could occur if all potentially dilutive securities were exercised.

Foreign securities—The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies on the respective dates of the transactions. The Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments” and “Net realized gains (losses) on investments” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Investments denominated in foreign currencies may be negatively affected by movements in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and such foreign currencies. This movement is beyond the control of the Company and cannot be predicted.

Use of estimates—The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and other metrics used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ from the estimates used, and the differences could be material.

Dividend income recorded related to distributions received from flow-through investments is an accounting estimate based on the most recent estimate of the tax treatment of the distribution. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company adjusted accounting estimates related to the classification of dividend income for distributions received from three of the Company’s equity investments. Based on updated tax projections received during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the Company decreased dividend income by $99 and $533, respectively, which decreased the equity investments cost basis by $0 and $3, respectively, and increased the realized gain by $99 and $530, respectively, to agree to the tax treatment on the equity investments.

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Note 3. Investments

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

Investment Cost and Fair Value by Type



	Cost		Fair Value
First lien	$	714,089	$	692,342
Second lien	578,115		574,228
Subordinated	95,513		92,791
Equity and other	103,750		118,619
Total investments	$	1,491,467	$	1,477,980

Investment Cost and Fair Value by Industry



	Cost		Fair Value
Software	$	385,504	$	385,712
Business Services	299,604		302,502
Education	160,805		161,492
Federal Services	128,684		129,754
Distribution & Logistics	119,973		120,151
Energy	96,690		76,439
Consumer Services	67,620		67,669
Healthcare Services	66,905		62,777
Media	47,820		53,380
Healthcare Products	34,948		36,062
Business Products	33,372		32,853
Investment Fund	23,000		22,928
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	19,594		19,733
Industrial Services	6,948		6,528
Total investments	$	1,491,467	$	1,477,980

At December 31, 2014, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

Investment Cost and Fair Value by Type



	Cost		Fair Value
First lien	$	696,994	$	677,901
Second lien	621,234		604,158
Subordinated	61,344		61,987
Equity and other	66,319		80,625
Total investments	$	1,445,891	$	1,424,671

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Investment Cost and Fair Value by Industry



	Cost		Fair Value
Software	$	287,538	$	287,234
Business Services	273,088		260,325
Education	256,522		251,916
Federal Services	124,840		124,608
Healthcare Services	114,111		114,692
Distribution & Logistics	97,344		97,382
Energy	92,393		83,890
Media	58,281		61,081
Consumer Services	48,350		52,348
Business Products	25,654		25,181
Investment in Fund	23,000		22,461
Specialty Chemicals and Materials	19,722		19,825
Healthcare Products	12,183		13,201
Industrial Services	6,934		5,548
Healthcare Information Technology	5,931		4,979
Total investments	$	1,445,891	$	1,424,671

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company placed a portion of its second lien position in Edmentum, Inc. (“Edmentum”) on non-accrual status due to its ongoing restructuring. As of March 31, 2015, the Company’s investment in Edmentum had an aggregate cost basis of $30,771, an aggregate fair value of $15,575 and total unearned interest income of $438 for the three months then ended. In June 2015, Edmentum completed a restructuring which resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investment in Edmentum. Prior to the extinguishment in June 2015, the Company’s original investment in Edmentum had an aggregate cost of $31,636, an aggregate fair value of $16,437 and total unearned interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 of $413 and $851, respectively. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $15,199. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in Edmentum have been restored to full accrual status. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in Edmentum have an aggregate cost basis of $20,380 and an aggregate fair value of $20,974.

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company’s first lien position in Education Management LLC (“EDMC”) was non-income producing as a result of the portfolio company undergoing a restructuring. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment in EDMC had an aggregate cost basis of $2,987, an aggregate fair value of $1,376 and no unearned interest income for the three months then ended. In January 2015, EDMC completed a restructuring which resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investment in EDMC. Prior to the extinguishment in January 2015, the Company’s original investment in EDMC had an aggregate cost of $2,987, an aggregate fair value of $1,376 and no unearned interest income for the period then ended. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $1,611. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in EDMC are income producing. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in EDMC have an aggregate cost basis of $1,411 and an aggregate fair value of $1,063.

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company placed a portion of its first lien position in UniTek Global Services, Inc. (“UniTek”) on non-accrual status in anticipation of a voluntary petition for a “Pre-Packaged” Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, which was filed on November 3, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investments in UniTek had an aggregate cost of $47,357, an aggregate fair value of $35,227 and total unearned interest income of $975 for the year then ended. In January 2015, UniTek emerged from “Pre-Packaged” Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and completed its restructuring. The restructuring resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investments in UniTek. Prior to the extinguishment in January 2015, the Company’s original investments in UniTek had an aggregate cost of $52,902, an aggregate fair value of $40,137 and total unearned interest income of $68 for the period then ended. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $12,765. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in UniTek have been restored to full accrual status. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in UniTek have an aggregate cost basis of $41,129 and an aggregate fair value of $45,673.

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As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s two super priority first lien positions in ATI Acquisition Company and its related preferred shares and warrants in Ancora Acquisition LLC remained on non-accrual status due to the inability of the portfolio company to service its interest payment for the quarter then ended and uncertainty about its ability to pay such amounts in the future. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investment had an aggregate cost basis of $1,611, an aggregate fair value of $393 and total unearned interest income of $(85) and $83, respectively, for the three and nine months then ended. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, total unearned interest income was $84 and $245, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment had an aggregate cost basis of $1,611 and an aggregate fair value of $402. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, unrealized gains (losses) include a fee that the Company would receive upon maturity of the two super priority first lien debt investments.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities and bridge facilities of $19,039 and $0, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had unfunded commitments in the form of delayed draws or other future funding commitments of $12,096. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had commitment letters to purchase debt investments in the aggregate par amount of $21,000. The unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities and delayed draws are disclosed on the Company’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2015.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities and bridge facilities of $8,948 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had unfunded commitments in the form of delayed draws or other future funding commitments of $18,475. As of December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any commitment letters to purchase debt investments. The unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities and delayed draws are disclosed on the Company’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2014.

NMFC Senior Loan Program I, LLC

NMFC Senior Loan Program I, LLC (“SLP I”) was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on May 27, 2014 and commenced operations on June 10, 2014. SLP I is a portfolio company held by the Company. SLP I is structured as a private investment fund, in which all of the investors are qualified purchasers, as such term is defined under the 1940 Act. Transfer of interests in SLP I is subject to restrictions, and as a result, such interests are not readily marketable. SLP I operates under a limited liability company agreement (the “Agreement”) and will continue in existence until June 10, 2019, subject to earlier termination pursuant to certain terms of the Agreement. The term may be extended for up to one year pursuant to certain terms of the Agreement. SLP I has a three year re-investment period.

SLP I is capitalized with $93,000 of capital commitments, $275,000 of debt from a revolving credit facility and is managed by the Company. The Company’s capital commitment is $23,000, representing less than 25.0% ownership, with third party investors representing the remaining capital commitment. As of September 30, 2015, SLP I had total investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $361,934, debt outstanding of $273,262 and capital that had been called and funded of $93,000. As of December 31, 2014, SLP I had total investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $369,194, debt outstanding of $266,916 and capital that had been called and funded of $93,000. The Company’s investment in SLP I is disclosed on the Company’s Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

The Company, as an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acts as the collateral manager to SLP I and is entitled to receive a management fee for its investment management services provided to SLP I. As a result, SLP I is classified as an affiliate of the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned approximately $308 and $905, respectively, in management fees related to SLP I which is included in other income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned approximately $175 and $179, respectively, in management fees related to SLP I which is included in other income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $308 and $468, respectively, of management fees related to SLP I was included in receivable from affiliates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned approximately $892 and $2,701, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I, which is included in dividend income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned approximately $297 and $297, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I, which is included in dividend income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $892 and $828, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I was included in interest and dividend receivable.

SLP I invests in senior secured loans issued by companies within the Company’s core industry verticals. These investments are typically broadly syndicated first lien loans.

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UniTek Global Services, Inc.

UniTek Global Services, Inc. (“UniTek”) is a full service provider of technical services to customers in the wireless telecommunications, public safety, satellite television and broadband cable industries in the U.S. and Canada. UniTek’s customers are primarily satellite television, broadband cable and other telecommunications companies, their contractors, and municipalities and related agencies. UniTek’s customers utilize its services to build and maintain their infrastructure and networks and to provide residential and commercial fulfillment services, which is critical to their ability to deliver voice, video and data services to end users.

UniTek is not considered a significant majority-owned unconsolidated subsidiary under Regulation S-X Rule 10-01(b)(1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Investment risk factors—First and second lien debt that the Company invests in is entirely, or almost entirely, rated below investment grade or may be unrated. Debt investments rated below investment grade are often referred to as “leveraged loans,” “high yield” or “junk” debt investments, and may be considered “high risk” compared to debt investments that are rated investment grade. These debt investments are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the issuers. Such issuers are considered more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal and such risk of default could reduce the net asset value and income distributions of the Company. In addition, some of the Company’s debt investments will not fully amortize during their lifetime, which could result in a loss or a substantial amount of unpaid principal and interest due upon maturity. First and second lien debt may also lose significant market value before a default occurs. Furthermore, an active trading market may not exist for these first and second lien debt investments. This illiquidity may make it more difficult to value the debt.

Subordinated debt is generally subject to similar risks as those associated with first and second lien debt, except that such debt is subordinated in payment and/or lower in lien priority. Subordinated debt is subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and the property securing the debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured and unsecured obligations of the borrower.

The Company may directly invest in the equity of private companies or in some cases, equity investments could be made in connection with a debt investment. Equity investments may or may not fluctuate in value resulting in recognized realized gains or losses upon disposition.

Note 4. Fair Value

Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the inputs to valuation techniques used in measuring investments at fair value. The hierarchy classifies the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:

Level I—Quoted prices (unadjusted) are available in active markets for identical investments and the Company has the ability to access such quotes as of the reporting date. The type of investments which would generally be included in Level I include active exchange-traded equity securities and exchange-traded derivatives. As required by ASC 820, the Company, to the extent that it holds such investments, does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where the Company holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

Level II—Pricing inputs are observable for the investments, either directly or indirectly, as of the reporting date, but are not the same as those used in Level I. Level II inputs include the following:


•	Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;


•	Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (examples include corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);


•	Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives, including foreign exchange forward contracts); and


•	Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level III—Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment.

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inputs that are both observable (Levels I and II) and unobservable (Level III). Gains and losses for such assets categorized within the Level III table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels II and III) and unobservable inputs (Level III).

The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant judgment or estimation by management and consideration of factors specific to each investment. A review of the fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in the transfer of certain investments within the fair value hierarchy from period to period. Reclassifications impacting the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the respective leveling categories as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur.

The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that the Company’s portfolio investments fall into as of September 30, 2015:



	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
First lien	$	692,342	$	—	$	395,116	$	297,226
Second lien	574,228		—		468,650		105,578
Subordinated	92,791		—		38,531		54,260
Equity and other	118,619		284		125		118,210
Total investments	$	1,477,980	$	284	$	902,422	$	575,274

The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that the Company’s portfolio investments fall into as of December 31, 2014:



	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
First lien	$	677,901	$	—	$	508,721	$	169,180
Second lien	604,158		—		469,752		134,406
Subordinated	61,987		—		26,517		35,470
Equity and other	80,625		—		—		80,625
Total investments	$	1,424,671	$	—	$	1,004,990	$	419,681

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the three months ended September 30, 2015, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held by the Company at September 30, 2015:



	Total			First Lien			Second Lien			Subordinated			Equity and other
Fair value, June 30, 2015	$	423,307		$	199,465		$	67,867		$	55,292		$	100,683
Total gains or losses included in earnings:
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	274			12			—			—			262
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation	(963		)	468			(720		)	(390		)	(321		)
Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver fundings	171,195			111,289			41,481			282			18,143
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments	(6,011		)	(1,480		)	(3,050		)	(924		)	(557		)
Transfers into Level III(1)	15,079			15,079			—			—			—
Transfers out of Level III(1)	(27,607		)	(27,607		)	—			—			—
Fair Value, September 30, 2015	$	575,274		$	297,226		$	105,578		$	54,260		$	118,210
Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation for the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period:	$	(1,256	)	$	468		$	(720	)	$	(390	)	$	(614	)


(1)	As of September 30, 2015, the portfolio investments were transferred into Level III from Level II and out of Level III into Level II at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occurred.

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The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held by the Company at September 30, 2014:



	Total			First Lien			Second Lien			Subordinated			Equity and other
Fair value, June 30, 2014	$	312,261		$	106,507		$	113,161		$	14,850		$	77,743
Total gains or losses included in earnings:
Net realized gains on investments	585			—			581			—			4
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation	(6,614		)	(11,586		)	(547		)	(89		)	5,608
Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver fundings	65,909			10,859			30,938			20,225			3,887
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments	(53,408		)	(94		)	(33,310		)	—			(20,004		)
Transfers into Level III(1)(2)	38,669			38,253			—			—			416
Transfers out of Level III(1)	(20,200		)	—			(20,200		)	—			—
Fair Value, September 30, 2014	$	337,202		$	143,939		$	90,623		$	34,986		$	67,654
Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation for the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period:	$	(5,868	)	$	(11,586	)	$	199		$	(89	)	$	5,608


(1)	As of September 30, 2014, the portfolio investments were transferred into Level III from Level II or Level I and out of Level III into Level II at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occurred.


(2)	During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the valuation methodology for one portfolio company changed due to the portfolio company's deterioration in operating results and as such, this portfolio company was transferred into Level III from Level II or Level I.

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held by the Company at September 30, 2015:



	Total			First Lien			Second Lien			Subordinated			Equity and other
Fair value, December 31, 2014	$	419,681		$	169,180		$	134,406		$	35,470		$	80,625
Total gains or losses included in earnings:
Net realized (losses) gains on investments	(12,742		)	(10,907		)	(14,542		)	—			12,707
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)	20,820			10,375			13,217			(3,395		)	623
Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver fundings (1)	296,488			156,793			77,724			23,109			38,862
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments(1)	(164,778		)	(44,020		)	(105,227		)	(924		)	(14,607		)
Transfers into Level III(2)	43,412			43,412			—			—			—
Transfers out of Level III(2)	(27,607		)	(27,607		)	—			—			—
Fair Value, September 30, 2015	$	575,274		$	297,226		$	105,578		$	54,260		$	118,210
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period:	$	8,196		$	(282	)	$	(741	)	$	(3,395	)	$	12,614


(1)	Includes reorganizations and restructurings.


(2)	As of September 30, 2015, the portfolio investments were transferred into Level III from Level II and out of Level III into Level II at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occurred.

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The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held by the Company at September 30, 2014:



	Total			First Lien			Second Lien			Subordinated			Equity and other
Fair value, December 31, 2013	$	153,720		$	28,411		$	55,538		$	5,171		$	64,600
Total gains or losses included in earnings:
Net realized gains on investments	7,409			1,260			581			196			5,372
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation	(7,035		)	(11,915		)	98			(285		)	5,067
Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver fundings	191,138			89,049			48,436			35,463			18,190
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments	(65,979		)	(1,119		)	(33,310		)	(5,559		)	(25,991		)
Transfers into Level III(1)(2)	78,149			38,253			39,480			—			416
Transfers out of Level III(1)	(20,200		)	—			(20,200		)	—			—
Fair Value, September 30, 2014	$	337,202		$	143,939		$	90,623		$	34,986		$	67,654
Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation for the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period:	$	(3,343	)	$	(11,443	)	$	738		$	(89	)	$	7,451


(1)	As of September 30, 2014, the portfolio investments were transferred into Level III from Level II or Level I and out of Level III into Level II at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occurred.


(2)	During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the valuation methodology for one portfolio company changed due to the portfolio company's deterioration in operating results and as such, this portfolio company was transferred into Level III from Level II or Level I.

Except as noted in the tables above, there were no other transfers in or out of Level I, II, or III during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. Transfers into Level III occur as quotations obtained through pricing services are not deemed representative of fair value as of the balance sheet date and such assets are internally valued. As quotations obtained through pricing services are substantiated through additional market sources, investments are transferred out of Level III. The Company invests in revolving credit facilities. These investments are categorized as Level III investments as these assets are not actively traded and their fair values are often implied by the term loans of the respective portfolio companies.

The Company generally uses the following framework when determining the fair value of investments where there are little, if any, market activity or observable pricing inputs. The Company typically determines the fair value of its performing debt investments utilizing an income approach. Additional consideration is given using a market based approach, as well as reviewing the overall underlying portfolio company’s performance and associated financial risks. The following outlines additional details on the approaches considered:

Company Performance, Financial Review, and Analysis: Prior to investment, as part of its due diligence process, the Company evaluates the overall performance and financial stability of the portfolio company. Post investment, the Company analyzes each portfolio company’s current operating performance and relevant financial trends versus prior year and budgeted results, including, but not limited to, factors affecting its revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) growth, margin trends, liquidity position, covenant compliance and changes to its capital structure. The Company also attempts to identify and subsequently track any developments at the portfolio company, within its customer or vendor base or within the industry or the macroeconomic environment, generally, that may alter any material element of its original investment thesis. This analysis is specific to each portfolio company. The Company leverages the knowledge gained from its original due diligence process, augmented by this subsequent monitoring, to continually refine its outlook for each of its portfolio companies and ultimately form the valuation of its investment in each portfolio company. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent sale occurs, the Company will consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate the private valuation.

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Market Based Approach: The Company may estimate the total enterprise value of each portfolio company by utilizing market value cash flow (EBITDA) multiples of publicly traded comparable companies. The Company considers numerous factors when selecting the appropriate companies whose trading multiples are used to value its portfolio companies. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of organization, similarity to the business being valued, relevant risk factors, as well as size, profitability and growth expectations. The Company may apply an average of various relevant comparable company EBITDA multiples to the portfolio company’s latest twelve month (“LTM”) EBITDA or projected EBITDA to calculate portfolio company enterprise value. Significant increases or decreases in the multiple will result in an increase or decrease in enterprise value, resulting in an increase or decrease in the fair value estimate of the investment. In applying the market based approach as of September 30, 2015, the Company used the relevant EBITDA multiple ranges set forth in the table below to determine the enterprise value of investments in 20 of its portfolio companies. The Company believes this was a reasonable range in light of current comparable company trading levels and the specific companies involved.

Income Based Approach: The Company also may use a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of the investment. Projected cash flows represent the relevant security’s contractual interest, fee and principal payments plus the assumption of full principal recovery at the investment’s expected maturity date. These cash flows are discounted at a rate established utilizing a yield calibration approach, which incorporates changes in the credit quality (as measured by relevant statistics) of the portfolio company, as compared to changes in the yield associated with comparable credit quality market indices, between the date of origination and the valuation date. Significant increases or decreases in the discount rate would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value measurement. In applying the income based approach as of September 30, 2015, the Company used the discount ranges set forth in the table below to value investments in 22 of its portfolio companies.



					Range
Type	Fair Value		Approach	Unobservable Input	Low		High		Weighted Average
First lien	$	297,226	Market approach	EBITDA multiple	4.5	x	17.0	x	10.3	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.1	%	12.6	%	10.2	%
			Other	N/A(1)	N/A(1)		N/A(1)		N/A(1)
Second lien	105,578		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	8.5	x	16.0	x	11.9	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	10.8	%	13.4	%	11.9	%
Subordinated	54,260		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	4.5	x	12.4	x	9.0	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.8	%	18.2	%	15.2	%
Equity and other	118,210		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	2.5	x	12.0	x	6.4	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.0	%	19.6	%	14.0	%
			Black Scholes analysis	Expected life in years	10.5		10.5		10.5
				Volatility	25.6	%	25.6	%	25.6	%
				Discount rate	2.2	%	2.2	%	2.2	%
	$	575,274


(1)	Fair value was determined based on transaction pricing or recent acquisition or sale as the best measure of fair value with no material changes in operations of the related portfolio company since the transaction date.

Based on a comparison to similar BDC credit facilities, the terms and conditions of the Holdings Credit Facility and the NMFC Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7, Borrowings) are representative of market. The carrying values of the Holdings Credit Facility and NMFC Credit Facility approximate fair value as of September 30, 2015, as the facilities are continually monitored and examined by both the borrower and the lender. The carrying value of the SBA-guaranteed debentures approximate fair value as of September 30, 2015 based on a comparison of market interest rates for the Company’s borrowings and similar entities. The fair value of the Holdings Credit Facility, NMFC Credit Facility and SBA-guaranteed debentures are considered Level III. The fair value of the Convertible Notes (as defined in Note 7, Borrowings) as of September 30, 2015 was $115,072, which was based on quoted prices and considered Level II. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details. The carrying value of the collateralized agreement approximates fair value as of September 30, 2015 and is considered Level III. The fair value of other financial assets and liabilities approximates their carrying value based on the short-term nature of these items.

Fair value risk factors—The Company seeks investment opportunities that offer the possibility of attaining substantial capital appreciation. Certain events particular to each industry in which the Company’s portfolio companies conduct their operations, as well as general economic and political conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the operations

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and profitability of the Company’s investments and/or on the fair value of the Company’s investments. The Company’s investments are subject to the risk of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal, resulting in a reduction in income to the Company and their corresponding fair valuations. Also, there may be risk associated with the concentration of investments in one geographic region or in certain industries. These events are beyond the control of the Company and cannot be predicted. Furthermore, the ability to liquidate investments and realize value is subject to uncertainties.

Note 5. Agreements

NMF Holdings entered into an investment advisory and management agreement, as amended and restated, with the Investment Adviser on May 19, 2011. Until May 8, 2014, under the investment advisory and management agreement, the Investment Adviser managed the day-to-day operations of, and provided investment advisory services to, NMF Holdings. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser received a fee from NMF Holdings, consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee.

On May 6, 2014, the stockholders of NMFC approved a new investment advisory and management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser which became effective on May 8, 2014. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from the Company, consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee.

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s gross assets, which equals the Company’s total assets on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less (i) the borrowings under the SLF Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7, Borrowings) and (ii) cash and cash equivalents. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets, which equals the Company’s total assets, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less the borrowings under the SLF Credit Facility and cash and cash equivalents, at the end of each of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted on a pro rata basis for any equity capital raises or repurchases during the current calendar quarter. The Company has not invested, and currently is not invested, in derivatives. To the extent the Company invests in derivatives in the future, the Company will use the actual value of the derivatives, as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for purposes of calculating its base management fee.

Since the IPO, the base management fee calculation has deducted the borrowings under the SLF Credit Facility. The SLF Credit Facility had historically consisted of primarily lower yielding assets at higher advance rates. As part of an amendment to the Company’s existing credit facilities with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the SLF Credit Facility merged with the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility and into the Holdings Credit Facility on December 18, 2014 (as defined in Note 7, Borrowings). Post credit facility merger and to be consistent with the methodology since the IPO, the Investment Adviser will continue to waive management fees on the leverage associated with those assets that share the same underlying yield characteristics with investments leveraged under the legacy SLF Credit Facility, which approximated $313,681 as of September 30, 2015. The Investment Adviser cannot recoup management fees that the Investment Adviser has previously waived. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, management fees waived were approximately $1,237 and $3,866, respectively. No management fees were waived during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as the SLF Credit Facility was in existence during these periods then ended.

The incentive fee consists of two parts. The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and equals 20.0% of the Company’s “Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding quarter, subject to a “preferred return”, or “hurdle”, and a “catch-up” feature. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, upfront, 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 for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under an administration agreement, as amended and restated (the “Administration Agreement”), with the Administrator, and any interest expense and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock (of which there are none as of September 30, 2015), but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.

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Under GAAP, NMFC’s IPO did not step-up the cost basis of the Predecessor Operating Company’s existing investments to fair market value at the IPO date. Since the total value of the Predecessor Operating Company’s investments at the time of the IPO was greater than the investments’ cost basis, a larger amount of amortization of purchase or original issue discount, as well as different amounts in realized gain and unrealized appreciation, may be recognized under GAAP in each period than if the step-up had occurred. This will remain until such predecessor investments are sold, repaid or mature in the future. The Company tracks the transferred (or fair market) value of each of its investments as of the time of the IPO and, for purposes of the incentive fee calculation, adjusts Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income to reflect the amortization of purchase or original issue discount on the Company’s investments as if each investment was purchased at the date of the IPO, or stepped up to fair market value. This is defined as “Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income”. The Company also uses the transferred (or fair market) value of each of its investments as of the time of the IPO to adjust capital gains (“Adjusted Realized Capital Gains”) or losses (“Adjusted Realized Capital Losses”) and unrealized capital appreciation (“Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation”) and unrealized capital depreciation (“Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation”).

Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 2.0% per quarter (8.0% annualized), subject to a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each calendar quarter. The hurdle rate is appropriately pro-rated for any partial periods. The calculation of the Company’s incentive fee with respect to the Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income for each quarter is as follows:


•	No incentive fee is payable to the Investment Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 2.0% (the “preferred return” or “hurdle”).

•

100.0% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5% in any calendar quarter (10.0% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser. This portion of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5%) is referred to as the “catch-up”. The catch-up provision is intended to provide the Investment Adviser with an incentive fee of 20.0% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter.


•	20.0% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter (10.0% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser once the hurdle is reached and the catch-up is achieved.

The second part will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Management Agreement) and will equal 20.0% of the Company’s Adjusted Realized Capital Gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each calendar year, computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fee.

In accordance with GAAP, the Company accrues a hypothetical capital gains incentive fee based upon the cumulative net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains and Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and the cumulative net Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on investments held at the end of each period. Actual amounts paid to the Investment Adviser are consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and are based only on actual Adjusted Realized Capital Gains computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each calendar year as if the entire portfolio was sold at fair value.

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The following table summarizes the management fees and incentive fees incurred by the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Management fee	$	6,373		$	5,021		$	19,039		$	7,763
Management fee allocated from NMF Holdings	—			—			—			5,983
Less: management fee waiver	(1,237		)	—			(3,866		)	—
Total management fee	5,136			5,021			15,173			13,746
Incentive fee, excluding accrued capital gains incentive fees	$	5,034		$	4,520		$	14,969		$	7,267
Incentive fee, excluding accrued capital gains incentive fees allocated from NMF Holdings	—			—			—			6,248
Total incentive fee	5,034			4,520			14,969			13,515
Accrued capital gains incentive fees(1)	$	(490	)	$	(2,667	)	$	—		$	(1,904	)
Accrued capital gains incentive fees allocated from NMF Holdings(1)	—			—			—			2,024
Total accrued capital gains incentive fees	(490		)	(2,667		)	—			120


(1)	As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, no actual capital gains incentive fee was owed under the Investment Management Agreement by the Company, as cumulative net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains did not exceed cumulative Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation.

The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations below are adjusted as if the step-up in cost basis to fair market value had occurred at the IPO date, May 19, 2011.

The following Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 is adjusted to reflect this step-up to fair market value.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Adjusted Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Investment income
Interest income(1)	$	33,739		$	(33	)	$	33,706
Dividend income(2)	1,056			—			1,056
Other income	2,652			—			2,652
Total investment income(3)	37,447			(33		)	37,414
Total expenses pre-incentive fee(4)	12,244			—			12,244
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	25,203			(33		)	25,170
Incentive fee(5)	4,544			—			4,544
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	20,659			(33		)	20,626
Net realized losses on investments(6)	(37		)	(22		)	(59		)
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments(6)	(10,237		)	55			(10,182		)
Provision for taxes	(581		)	—			(581		)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	9,804					$	9,804


(1)	Includes $856 in PIK interest from investments.


(2)	Includes $673 in PIK dividends from investments.


(3)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.

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(4)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $333 and management fee waivers of $1,237.


(5)	For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $4,544, of which $(490) is related to a decrease of the capital gains incentive fee accrual on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(6)	Includes net realized gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Adjusted Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Investment income
Interest income(1)	$	102,556		$	(99	)	$	102,457
Dividend income(2)	4,158			—			4,158
Other income	5,174			—			5,174
Total investment income(3)	111,888			(99		)	111,789
Total expenses pre-incentive fee(4)	36,945			—			36,945
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	74,943			(99		)	74,844
Incentive fee(5)	14,969			—			14,969
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	59,974			(99		)	59,875
Net realized losses on investments(6)	(13,508		)	(69		)	(13,577		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments(6)	7,733			168			7,901
Provision for taxes	(1,217		)	—			(1,217		)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	52,982					$	52,982


(1)	Includes $3,002 in PIK interest from investments.


(2)	Includes $1,864 in PIK dividends from investments.


(3)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.


(4)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $733 and management fee waivers of $3,866.


(5)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $14,969, of which $0 is related to capital gains incentive fees on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(6)	Includes net realized gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.

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The following Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to reflect this step-up to fair market value.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Adjusted Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Investment income
Interest income(1)	$	32,353		$	(53	)	$	32,300
Dividend income	511			—			511
Other income	1,842			—			1,842
Total investment income(2)	34,706			(53		)	34,653
Total net expenses pre-incentive fee(3)	12,053			—			12,053
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	22,653			(53		)	22,600
Incentive fee(4)	1,853			—			1,853
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	20,800			(53		)	20,747
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	768			(201		)	567
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments(5)	(14,272		)	254			(14,018		)
Benefit for taxes	115			—			115
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	7,411					$	7,411


(1)	Includes $1,623 in PIK interest from investments.


(2)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments and non-controlled/affiliated investments.


(3)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $322.


(4)	For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $1,853, of which $(2,667) is related to a decrease of the capital gains incentive fee accrual on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(5)	Includes net change in unrealized (deprecation) appreciation of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments and non-controlled/affiliated investments.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Adjusted Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Investment income
Interest income(1)	$	51,141		$	(151	)	$	50,990
Dividend income	1,483			—			1,483
Other income	2,551			—			2,551
Investment income allocated from NMF Holdings
Interest income(1)	40,515			—			40,515
Dividend income	2,368			—			2,368
Other income	795			—			795
Total investment income(2)	98,853			(151		)	98,702
Total net expenses pre-incentive fee(3)	31,071			—			31,071
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	67,782			(151		)	67,631
Incentive fee(4)	13,635			—			13,635
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	54,147			(151		)	53,996
Net realized losses on investments	(299		)	(385		)	(684		)
Net realized gains on investment allocated from NMF Holdings	8,568			—			8,568
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments(5)	(8,564		)	536			(8,028		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments allocated from NMF Holdings	940			—			940
Provision for taxes	(271		)	—			(271		)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	54,521					$	54,521


(1)	Includes $3,049 in PIK interest from investments.


(2)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments and non-controlled/affiliated investments.


(3)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $1,145.


(4)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $13,635, of which $120 related to capital gains incentive fees on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(5)	Includes net change in unrealized (deprecation) appreciation of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments and non-controlled/affiliated investments.

The Company has entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator under which the Administrator provides administrative services. The Administrator performs, or oversees the performance of, the Company’s consolidated financial records, prepares reports filed with the SEC, generally monitors the payment of the Company’s expenses and watches the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others. The Company will reimburse the Administrator for the Company’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations to the Company under the Administration Agreement. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement and further restricted by the Company, expenses payable to the Administrator by the Company as well as other direct and indirect expenses (excluding interest, other financing expenses, trading expenses and management and incentive fees) had been capped at $4,250 for the time period from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. The expense cap expired on March 31, 2014. Thereafter, the Administrator may, in its own discretion, submit to the Company for reimbursement some or all of the expenses that the Administrator has incurred on behalf of the Company during any quarterly period. As a result, the amount of expenses for which the Company will have to reimburse the Administrator may fluctuate in future quarterly periods and there can be no assurance given as to when, or if, the Administrator may determine to limit the expenses that the Administrator submits to the Company for reimbursement in the future. However, it is expected that the Administrator will continue to support part of the expense burden of the Company in the near future and may decide to not calculate and charge through certain overhead related amounts as well as continue to cover some of the indirect costs. The Administrator cannot recoup any expenses that the Administrator has previously waived. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $333 and $1,057, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses of which $333 and $733, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, approximately $322 and $1,069, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses of

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which $322 and $770, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $0 and $326, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in payable to affiliates as the expenses were payable to the Administrator.

The Company incurred the following expenses, which were waived by the Administrator or were in excess of the expense cap, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Administrative expenses	$	333	$	322	$	733	$	380
Administrative expenses allocated from NMF Holdings	—		—		—		390
Professional fees	—		—		—		—
Professional fees allocated from NMF Holdings	—		—		—		375
Other general and administrative expenses	—		—		—		—
Other general and administrative expenses allocated from NMF Holdings	—		—		—		—
Total expense reimbursement	$	333	$	322	$	733	$	1,145

As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, no expense waivers and reimbursements were receivable from an affiliate.

The Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have also entered into a Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, pursuant to which New Mountain Capital has agreed to grant the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the “New Mountain” and the “New Mountain Finance” names. Under the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, subject to certain conditions, the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator will have a right to use the “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance” names, for so long as the Investment Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the investment adviser of the Company. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator will have no legal right to the “New Mountain” or the “New Mountain Finance” names.

Note 6. Related Parties

The Company has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties.

The Company has entered into the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital. Therefore, New Mountain Capital is entitled to any profits earned by the Investment Adviser, which includes any fees payable to the Investment Adviser under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, less expenses incurred by the Investment Adviser in performing its services under the Investment Management Agreement.

The Company has entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital. The Administrator arranges office space for the Company and provides office equipment and administrative services necessary to conduct their respective day-to-day operations pursuant to the Administration Agreement. The Company reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to the Company under the Administration Agreement which includes the fees and expenses associated with performing administrative, finance and compliance functions, and the compensation of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement and further restricted by the Company, expenses payable to the Administrator by the Company as well as other direct and indirect expenses (excluding interest, other financing expenses, trading expenses and management and incentive fees) had been capped at $4,250 for the time period from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. The expense cap expired on March 31, 2014. Thereafter, the Administrator may, in its own discretion, submit to the Company for reimbursement some or all of the expenses that the Administrator has incurred on behalf of the Company during any quarterly period. As a result, the amount of expenses for which the Company will have to reimburse the Administrator may fluctuate in future quarterly periods and there can be no assurance given as to when, or if, the Administrator may determine to limit the expenses that the Administrator submits to the Company for reimbursement in the future. However, it is expected that the Administrator will continue to support part of the expense burden of the Company in the near future and may decide to not calculate and charge through certain overhead related amounts as well as continue to cover some of the indirect costs. The Administrator cannot recoup any expenses that the Administrator has previously waived. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $333 and $1,057, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses of which $333 and $733, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. For the three and nine months ended

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September 30, 2014, approximately $322 and $1,069, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses of which $322 and $770, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $0 and $326, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in payable to affiliates as the expenses were payable to the Administrator.

The Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, pursuant to which New Mountain Capital has agreed to grant the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

The Company has adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of their respective officers and directors. These officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by the 1940 Act, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may also manage other funds in the future that may have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with the Company’s investment mandates. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may determine that an investment is appropriate for the Company or for one or more of those other funds. In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may determine that the Company should invest side-by-side with one or more other funds. Any such investments will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the SEC and its staff and consistent with the Investment Adviser’s allocation procedures.

Concurrently with the IPO, NMFC sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in the Concurrent Private Placement.

Note 7. Borrowings

Holdings Credit Facility—On December 18, 2014 the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Holdings Credit Facility”), among the Company, as the Collateral Manager, NMF Holdings as the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Lender and Collateral Custodian, which is structured as a revolving credit facility and matures on December 18, 2019.

Immediately prior to amending the Holdings Credit Facility, NMF SLF merged with and into NMF Holdings. The Holdings Credit Facility effectively amended and restated the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility (as defined below), merged with the SLF Credit Facility (as defined below), and combined the amount of borrowings previously available.

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility is $495,000, which is the aggregate of the $280,000 previously available under the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility (as defined below) and the $215,000 previously available under the SLF Credit Facility (as defined below). Under the Holdings Credit Facility, NMF Holdings is permitted to borrow up to 25.0%, 45.0% or 70.0% of the purchase price of pledged assets, subject to approval by the Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The Holdings Credit Facility is non-recourse to the Company and is collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the Holdings Credit Facility are capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the Holdings Credit Facility. The Holdings Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. In addition, the Holdings Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio. The covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of NMF Holdings investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

The Holdings Credit Facility bears interest at a rate of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.00% per annum for Broadly Syndicated Loans (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement) and LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum for all other investments. The Holdings Credit Facility also charges a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).

Prior to December 18, 2014, the Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated May 19, 2011 (the “Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility”) among NMF Holdings as the Borrower and Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, was structured as a revolving credit facility and would mature on October 27, 2016. NMF Holdings became a party to the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility upon the IPO of NMFC. The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility amended and restated the credit facility of the Predecessor Entities (the “Predecessor Credit Facility”).

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility was $280,000. Until December 18, 2014, NMF Holdings was permitted to borrow up to 45.0% or 25.0% of the purchase price of pledged first lien or non-first lien debt securities, and up to 70.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National

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Association. The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility was amended and restated on May 6, 2014 and as a result, it was non-recourse to the Company and was collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility were capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility. The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility contained certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control. In addition, the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility required the Company to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio. However, the covenants were generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of NMF Holdings’ investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum and charged a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).

The following table summarizes the interest expense, non-usage fees and amortization of financing costs incurred on the Holdings Credit Facility for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Interest expense	$	2,346		$	1,747		$	7,697		$	5,087
Non-usage fee	$	182		$	57		$	389		$	208
Amortization of financing costs	$	406		$	222		$	1,205		$	643
Weighted average interest rate	2.6		%	2.9		%	2.6		%	2.9		%
Effective interest rate	3.3		%	3.4		%	3.2		%	3.4		%
Average debt outstanding	$	350,521		$	235,348		$	391,037		$	230,959

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Holdings Credit Facility was $385,538 and $468,108, respectively, and NMF Holdings was in compliance with the applicable covenants in the Holdings Credit Facility on such dates.

SLF Credit Facility—NMF SLF’s Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated October 27, 2010 (the “SLF Credit Facility”) among NMF SLF as the Borrower, NMF Holdings as the Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, was structured as a revolving credit facility and was set to mature on October 27, 2016. The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the SLF Credit Facility was $215,000. The SLF Credit Facility was non-recourse to the Company and secured by all assets of NMF SLF on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the SLF Credit Facility were capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the SLF Credit Facility. The SLF Credit Facility contained certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control. The covenants were generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of NMF SLF’s investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies. NMF SLF was not restricted from the purchase or sale of loans with an affiliate. Therefore, specified loans could be moved as collateral between the Holdings Credit Facility and the SLF Credit Facility. The SLF Credit Facility merged with the Holdings Credit Facility on December 18, 2014.

Until December 18, 2014, the SLF Credit Facility permitted borrowings of up to 70.0% of the purchase price of pledged first lien debt securities and up to 25.0% of the purchase price of specified second lien loans, of which, up to 25.0% of the aggregate outstanding loan balance of all pledged debt securities in the SLF Credit Facility was allowed to be derived from second lien loans, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

The SLF Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum for first lien loans and LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum for second lien loans, respectively. A non-usage fee was paid, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).

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The following table summarizes the interest expense, non-usage fees and amortization of financing costs incurred on the SLF Credit Facility for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015(1)			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015(1)			September 30, 2014
Interest expense	$	—		$	1,149		$	—		$	3,562
Non-usage fee	$	—		$	16		$	—		$	16
Amortization of financing costs	$	—		$	223		$	—		$	657
Weighted average interest rate	—		%	2.2		%	—		%	2.2		%
Effective interest rate	—		%	2.7		%	—		%	2.7		%
Average debt outstanding	$	—		$	202,218		$	—		$	210,690


(1)	Not applicable, as the SLF Credit Facility merged with and into the Holdings Credit Facility on December 18, 2014.

As of December 31, 2014, the SLF Credit Facility had merged with the Holdings Credit Facility.

NMFC Credit Facility—The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended, dated June 4, 2014 (together with the related guarantee and security agreement, the “NMFC Credit Facility”), among the Company as the Borrower and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley, N.A. and Stifel Bank & Trust as Lenders, is structured as a senior secured revolving credit facility and matures on June 4, 2019. The NMFC Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and proceeds from the NMFC Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of portfolio investments.

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the NMFC Credit Facility is $95,000, as amended on June 26, 2015. The Company is permitted to borrow at various advance rates depending on the type of portfolio investment as outlined in the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement. All fees associated with the origination of the NMFC Credit Facility are capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the NMFC Credit Facility. The NMFC Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including certain financial covenants related to asset coverage and liquidity and other maintenance covenants.

The NMFC Credit Facility generally bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum or the prime rate plus 1.50% per annum, and charges a commitment fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by 0.375% (as defined in the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement).

The following table summarizes the interest expense, non-usage fees and amortization of financing costs incurred on the NMFC Credit Facility for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	547		$	41		$	1,213		$	41
Non-usage fee	$	15		$	42		$	74		$	56
Amortization of financing costs	$	89		$	52		$	271		$	67
Weighted average interest rate	2.7		%	2.7		%	2.7		%	2.7		%
Effective interest rate	3.2		%	8.9		%	3.5		%	10.9		%
Average debt outstanding	$	79,451		$	5,978		$	59,598		$	4,622


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from June 4, 2014 (commencement of the NMFC Credit Facility) to September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the NMFC Credit Facility was $67,500 and $50,000, respectively, and NMFC was in compliance with the applicable covenants in the NMFC Credit Facility on such dates.

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Convertible Notes—On June 3, 2014, the Company closed a private offering of $115,000 aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”), pursuant to an indenture, dated June 3, 2014 (the “Indenture”). The Convertible Notes were issued in a private placement only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. As of the first anniversary, June 3, 2015, of the Convertible Notes, the restrictions under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 were removed, allowing the Convertible Notes to be eligible and freely tradable without restrictions for resale pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. The Convertible Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 5.0%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, which commenced on December 15, 2014. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 15, 2019 unless earlier converted or repurchased at the holder’s option.

The following table summarizes certain key terms related to the convertible features of the Company’s Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2015.



	September 30, 2015
Initial conversion premium	12.5		%
Initial conversion rate(1)	62.7746
Initial conversion price	$	15.93
Conversion premium at September 30, 2015	11.7		%
Conversion rate at September 30, 2015(1)(2)	63.2794
Conversion price at September 30, 2015(2)(3)	$	15.80
Last conversion price calculation date	June 3, 2015


(1)	Conversion rates denominated in shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of the Convertible Notes converted.


(2)	Represents conversion rate and conversion price, as applicable, taking into account certain de minimis adjustments that will be made on the conversion date.


(3)	The conversion price in effect at September 30, 2015 was calculated on the last anniversary of the issuance and will be adjusted again on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1.0% before the anniversary.

The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon certain events, such as stock splits and combinations, mergers, spin-offs, increases in dividends in excess of $0.34 per share per quarter and certain changes in control. Certain of these adjustments, including adjustments for increases in dividends, are subject to a conversion price floor of $14.16 per share. In no event will the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion exceed 70.6214 per $1 principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Company has determined that the embedded conversion option in the Convertible Notes is not required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under GAAP.

The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness (including existing unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries and financing vehicles. As reflected in Note 11, Earnings Per Share, the issuance is considered part of the if-converted method for calculation of diluted earnings per share.

The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to maturity. No sinking fund is provided for the Convertible Notes. In addition, if certain corporate events occur in respect of the Company, holders of the Convertible Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their Convertible Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest through, but excluding, the repurchase date.

The Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to provide financial information to the holders of the Convertible Note and the Trustee if the Company ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.

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The following table summarizes the interest expense and amortization of financing costs incurred on the Convertible Notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	1,438		$	1,438		$	4,313		$	1,885
Amortization of financing costs	$	187		$	187		$	556		$	244
Effective interest rate	5.6		%	5.6		%	5.7		%	5.6		%


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from June 3, 2014 (commencement of the Convertible Notes) to September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Convertible Notes was $115,000 and $115,000, respectively, and NMFC was in compliance with the terms of the Indenture.

SBA-guaranteed debentures—On August 1, 2014, SBIC LP received an SBIC license from the SBA.

The SBIC license allows SBIC LP to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the issuance of a capital commitment by the SBA and other customary procedures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are non-recourse to the Company, interest only debentures with interest payable semi-annually and have a ten year maturity. The principal amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid prior to maturity but may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The interest rate of SBA-guaranteed debentures is fixed on a semi-annual basis at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with ten year maturities. The SBA, as a creditor, will have a superior claim to the assets of SBIC LP over the Company’s stockholders in the event SBIC LP is liquidated or the SBA exercises remedies upon an event of default.

The maximum amount of borrowings available under current SBA regulations is $150,000 as long as the licensee has at least $75,000 in regulatory capital, receives a capital commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, SBIC LP had regulatory capital of $55,398 and $42,168, respectively, and SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding of $103,795 and $37,500, respectively. The SBA-guaranteed debentures incur upfront fees of 3.425%, which consists of a 1.00% commitment fee and a 2.425% issuance discount, which are amortized over the life of the SBA-guaranteed debentures. The following table summarizes the Company’s SBA-guaranteed debentures as of September 30, 2015.



Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Debenture Amount		Interest Rate		SBA Annual Charge
Fixed SBA-guaranteed debentures
March 25, 2015	March 1, 2025	$	37,500	2.517	%	0.355	%
September 23, 2015	September 1, 2025	37,500		2.829	%	0.355	%
September 23, 2015	September 1, 2025	28,795		2.829	%	0.742	%
Total SBA-guaranteed debentures		$	103,795

Prior to pooling, the SBA-guaranteed debentures bear interest at an interim floating rate of LIBOR plus 0.30%. Once pooled, which occurs in March and September each year, the SBA-guaranteed debentures bear interest at a fixed rate that is set to the current 10-year treasury rate plus a spread at each pooling date.

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The following table summarizes the interest expense and amortization of financing costs incurred on the SBA-guaranteed debentures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	455		$	—		$	848		$	—
Amortization of financing costs	$	78		$	10		$	148		$	10
Weighted average interest rate	1.9		%	—		%	1.9		%	—		%
Effective interest rate	2.3		%	—		%	2.2		%	—		%
Average debt outstanding	$	92,723		$	—		$	59,315		$	—


(1)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from August 1, 2014 (receipt of the SBIC license) to September 30, 2014.

The SBIC program is designed to stimulate the flow of private investor capital into eligible small businesses, as defined by the SBA. Under SBA regulations, SBIC LP is subject to regulatory requirements, including making investments in SBA-eligible businesses, investing at least 25.0% of its investment capital in eligible smaller businesses, as defined under the 1958 Act, placing certain limitations on the financing terms of investments, regulating the types of financing, prohibiting investments in small businesses with certain characteristics or in certain industries and requiring capitalization thresholds that limit distributions to the Company. SBIC LP is subject to an annual periodic examination by an SBA examiner to determine SBIC LP’s compliance with the relevant SBA regulations and an annual financial audit of its financial statements that are prepared on a basis of accounting other than GAAP (such as ASC 820) by an independent auditor. As of September 30, 2015, SBIC LP was in compliance with SBA regulatory requirements.

Leverage risk factors—The Company utilizes and may utilize leverage to the maximum extent permitted by the law for investment and other general business purposes. The Company’s lenders will have fixed dollar claims on certain assets that are superior to the claims of the Company’s common stockholders, and the Company would expect such lenders to seek recovery against these assets in the event of a default. The use of leverage also magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested. Leverage may magnify interest rate risk (particularly on the Company’s fixed-rate investments), which is the risk that the prices of portfolio investments will fall or rise if market interest rates for those types of securities rise or fall. As a result, leverage may cause greater changes in the Company’s net asset value. Similarly, leverage may cause a sharper decline in the Company’s income than if the Company had not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect the Company’s ability to make dividend payments to its stockholders. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. The Company’s ability to service any debt incurred will depend largely on financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures.

Note 8. Regulation

The Company has elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to continue to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to continue to qualify as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90.0% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each year. The Company, among other things, intends to make and will continue to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes (excluding excise taxes which may be imposed under the Code).

Additionally as a BDC, the Company must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70.0% of its total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions).

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Company may also enter into future funding commitments such as revolving credit facilities, bridge financing commitments or delayed draw commitments. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities of $19,039, no outstanding bridge financing commitments and other future funding commitments of $12,096. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities of $8,948, no outstanding bridge financing commitments and other future funding commitments of $18,475. The unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities and delayed draws are disclosed on the Company’s respective Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

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The Company also has revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility and the NMFC Credit Facility as of September 30, 2015. See Note 7, Borrowings, for details.

The Company may from time to time enter into financing commitment letters. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had commitment letters to purchase debt investments in an aggregate par amount of $21,000 and $0, respectively, which could require funding in the future.

Note 10. Net Assets

The table below illustrates the effect of certain transactions on the net asset accounts of the Company:



	Common Stock			Paid in Capital in			Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment			Accumulated Undistributed Net Realized			Net Unrealized (Depreciation)			Total
	Shares	Par Amount		Excess of Par			Income			Gains (Losses)			Appreciation			Net Assets
Balance at December 31, 2014	57,997,890	$	580	$	817,129		$	2,530		$	14,131		$	(32,200	)	$	802,170
Issuances of common stock	6,007,497	60		83,010			—			—			—			83,070
Deferred offering costs	—	—		(285		)	—			—			—			(285		)
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(59,240		)	—			—			(59,240		)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	—	—		—			59,974			(13,508		)	6,516			52,982
Balance at September 30, 2015	64,005,387	$	640	$	899,854		$	3,264		$	623		$	(25,684	)	$	878,697

Note 11. Earnings Per Share

The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net increase in the Company’s net assets per share resulting from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Earnings per share—basic
Numerator for basic earnings per share:	9,804		7,411		52,982		54,521
Denominator for basic weighted average share:	58,725,338		52,071,071		58,269,543		50,262,656
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.17	$	0.14	$	0.91	$	1.09
Earnings per share—diluted(1)
Numerator for increase in net assets per share	9,804		7,411		52,982		54,521
Adjustment for interest on Convertible Notes and incentive fees, net	1,150		1,150		3,450		1,508
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:	10,954		8,561		56,432		56,029
Denominator for basic weighted average share	58,725,338		52,071,071		58,269,543		50,262,656
Adjustment for dilutive effect of Convertible Notes	7,277,131		7,219,083		7,244,599		3,331,885
Denominator for diluted weighted average share	66,002,469		59,290,154		65,514,142		53,594,541
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.17	$	0.14	$	0.86	$	1.05


(1)	In applying the if-converted method, conversion is not assumed for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share if the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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Note 12. Financial Highlights

The following information sets forth the financial highlights for the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Per share data(1):
Net asset value, January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2014, respectively	$	13.83		$	14.38
Net investment income	1.03			0.62
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)(2)	(0.11		)	(0.18		)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations allocated from NMF Holdings:
Net investment income(3)	—			0.46
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)(2)(3)	—			0.19
Total net increase	0.92			1.09
Dividends declared to stockholders from net investment income	(1.02		)	(1.02		)
Dividends declared to stockholders from net realized gains	—			(0.12		)
Net asset value, September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively	$	13.73		$	14.33
Per share market value, September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively	$	13.59		$	14.69
Total return based on market value(4)	(2.35		)%	5.43		%
Total return based on net asset value(5)	6.76		%	7.74		%
Shares outstanding at end of period	64,005,387			52,168,320
Average weighted shares outstanding for the period	58,269,543			50,262,656
Average net assets for the period	$	831,423		$	732,060
Ratio to average net assets(6):
Net investment income	9.64		%	9.89		%
Total expenses, before waivers/reimbursements	9.09		%	8.37		%
Total expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements	8.35		%	8.16		%
Average debt outstanding—Holdings Credit Facility(7)	$	391,037		$	229,750
Average debt outstanding—SLF Credit Facility(7)	—			209,460
Average debt outstanding—Convertible Notes(8)	115,000			115,000
Average debt outstanding—NMFC Credit Facility(9)	59,598			4,622
Average debt outstanding—SBA-guaranteed debentures	59,315			—
Asset coverage ratio(10)	254.69		%	224.40		%
Portfolio turnover(11)	24.67		%	22.39		%


(1)	Per share data is based on weighted average shares outstanding for the respective period (except for dividends declared to stockholders which is based on actual rate per share).


(2)	Includes the accretive effect of common stock issuances per share, which for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was $0.01 and $0.01, respectively.


(3)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, per share data is based on the summation of the per share results of operations items over the outstanding shares for the period in which the respective line items were realized or earned.


(4)	Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the opening of the first day of the year and a sale on the closing of the last business day of the period. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.


(5)	Total return is calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value on the opening of the first day of the year and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at the net asset value on the last day of the respective quarter.

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(6)

Ratio to average net assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is based on the summation of the results of operations items over the net assets for the period in which the respective line items were realized or earned. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company is reflecting its net investment income and expenses as well as its proportionate share of the Predecessor Operating Company’s net investment income and expenses.

(7)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average debt outstanding represents the Company’s proportionate share of the Predecessor Operating Company’s average debt outstanding as well as the Company’s average debt outstanding. The average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 at the Holdings Credit Facility and SLF Credit Facility was $230,959 and $210,690, respectively.


(8)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average debt outstanding represents the period from June 3, 2014 (issuance of the Convertible Notes) to September 30, 2014.


(9)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average debt outstanding represents the period from June 4, 2014 (commencement of the NMFC Credit Facility) to September 30, 2014.


(10)	On November 5, 2014, the Company received exemptive relief from the SEC allowing the Company to modify the asset coverage requirement to exclude the SBA-guaranteed debentures from this calculation.


(11)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, portfolio turnover represents the investment activity of the Predecessor Operating Company and the Company.

Note 13. Recent Accounting Standards Updates

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Topic 606—Summary and Amendments that Create Revenue from Contracts with Customers and Other Assets and Deferred Costs (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 establishes a comprehensive and converged standard on revenue recognition to enable financial statement users to better understand and consistently analyze an entity’s revenue across industries, transactions and geographies. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance also specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. The new guidance requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. Qualitative and quantitative information is required to be disclosed about: (1) contracts with customers, (2) significant judgments and changes in judgments, and (3) assets recognized from costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. The new guidance will apply to all entities. The guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Topic 606—Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year, to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted only for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing Topic 860—Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures (“ASU 2014-11”). ASU 2014-11 changes the accounting for repurchase- and resale-to-maturity agreements by requiring that such agreements be recognized as financing arrangements, and requires that a transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase agreement entered into contemporaneously be accounted for separately. ASU 2014-11 requires additional disclosures about certain transferred financial assets accounted for as sales and certain securities financing transactions. The accounting changes and additional disclosures about certain transferred financial assets accounted for as sales are effective for the first interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The additional disclosures for securities financing transactions are required for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and for interim reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-11 does not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern Subtopic 205-40—Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 will explicitly require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosure in certain circumstances. The new standard will be effective for all entities in the first annual period ending after December 15, 2016. Earlier adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest Subtopic 835-30—Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”), which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under ASU 2015-03, an entity presents such costs on the statement of assets and liabilities as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. The new standard will be effective for all public entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement Topic 820—Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) ("ASU 2015-07"), which amends the presentation of investments measured at net asset value, as a practical expedient for fair value, from the fair value hierarchy. Under ASU 2015-07, an entity would remove investments measured using the practical expedient from the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2015-07 will be effective for annual and interim reporting periods after December 15, 2015. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Note 14. Subsequent Events

On November 3, 2015, the Company’s board of directors declared a fourth quarter 2015 distribution of $0.34 per share payable on December 30, 2015 to holders of record as of December 16, 2015.

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	Deloitte & Touche LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 USA Tel: 212 436 2000 Fax: 212 436 5000 www.deloitte.com

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Boards of Directors of

New Mountain Finance Corporation

New York, New York

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of New Mountain Finance Corporation and subsidiaries, including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in net assets and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the management of New Mountain Finance Corporation.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of assets and liabilities of New Mountain Finance Corporation as of December 31, 2014, the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 2, 2015, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph relating to the restructuring that occurred in 2014.

In our opinion, the information set forth in the statement of assets and liabilities of New Mountain Finance Corporation as of December 31, 2014, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the statement of assets and liabilities of New Mountain Finance Corporation as of December 31, 2014, from which it has been derived.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

November 4, 2015

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Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to New Mountain Finance Corporation, including its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “us”, “our”, “NMFC” or the “Company”).

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the financial data and consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Some of the statements in this report (including in the following discussion) constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of the Company. The forward-looking statements contained in this section involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including:


•	statements concerning the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets;


•	the general economy, including interest and inflation rates, and its impact on the industries in which the Company invests;


•	the ability of the Company’s portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;


•	the Company’s ability to make investments consistent with its investment objectives, including with respect to the size, nature and terms of its investments;


•	the ability of New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”) or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;


•	actual and potential conflicts of interest with the Investment Adviser and other affiliates of New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C.; and


•	the risk factors set forth in Item 1A.—Risk Factors contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Forward-looking statements are identified by their use of such terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “potential”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, “target”, “will”, “would” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in Item 1A.—Risk Factors contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report. We assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future may file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including annual reports on Form 10-K, registration statements on Form N-2, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Overview

NMFC is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010. NMFC is a closed-end, non-diversified 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”). As such, NMFC is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements. NMFC has elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to continue to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”). NMFC is also registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

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Holdings” or the “Predecessor Operating Company”) acquired all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

NMF Holdings is a Delaware limited liability company. Until May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings was externally managed and was regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. As such, NMF Holdings was obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements. NMF Holdings was treated as a partnership for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes for so long as it had at least two members. With the completion of the underwritten secondary offering on February 3, 2014, NMF Holdings’ existence as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes terminated and NMF Holdings became an entity that is disregarded as a separate entity from its owner for U.S. federal tax purposes. For additional information on our organizational structure prior to May 8, 2014, see “—Restructuring”.

Until May 8, 2014, NMF Holdings was externally managed by the Investment Adviser. As of May 8, 2014, the Investment Adviser serves as the external investment adviser to NMFC. New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for operations. The Investment Adviser and Administrator are wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Mountain Capital. New Mountain Capital is a firm with a track record of investing in the middle market and with assets under management totaling more than $15.0 billion(1), which includes total assets held by the Company. New Mountain Capital focuses on investing in defensive growth companies across its private equity, public equity and credit investment vehicles. NMF Holdings, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008. Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital. In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments. New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.


(1)	Includes amounts committed, not all of which have been drawn down and invested to-date, as of September 30, 2015, as well as amounts called and returned since inception.

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Since NMFC’s IPO, and through September 30, 2015, NMFC raised approximately $454.0 million in net proceeds from additional offerings of common stock and issued shares of its common stock valued at approximately $288.4 million on behalf of AIV Holdings for exchanged units. NMFC acquired from NMF Holdings units of NMF Holdings equal to the number of shares of NMFC’s common stock sold in additional offerings. With the completion of the final secondary offering on February 3, 2014, NMFC owned 100.0% of the units of NMF Holdings, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NMFC.

Restructuring

Upon receipt of necessary stockholder consent to authorize the board of directors of AIV Holdings to withdraw AIV Holdings’ election to be regulated as a BDC, the withdrawal was filed and became effective upon receipt by the SEC of AIV Holdings’ notification of withdrawal on Form N-54C on April 15, 2014. The board of directors of AIV Holdings believed that AIV Holdings met the requirements for filing the notification to withdraw its election to be regulated as a BDC, upon the receipt of the necessary stockholder consent. After the notification of withdrawal of AIV Holdings’ BDC election was filed with the SEC, AIV Holdings was no longer subject to the regulatory provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to BDCs generally, including regulations related to insurance, custody, composition of its board of directors, affiliated transactions and any compensation arrangements.

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Current Organization

The diagram below depicts the Company’s organizational structure as of September 30, 2015.


*	Includes partners of New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P.


**	NMFC is the sole limited partner of SBIC LP. NMFC, directly or indirectly through SBIC GP, wholly-owns SBIC LP. NMFC owns 100.0% of SBIC GP which owns 1.0% of SBIC LP. NMFC owns 99.0% of SBIC LP.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s net asset value was $878.7 million and its portfolio had a fair value of approximately $1,478.0 million in 73 portfolio companies, with a weighted average Yield to Maturity at Cost of approximately 10.4%. This Yield to Maturity at Cost (“Yield to Maturity at Cost”) calculation assumes that all investments, including secured collateralized agreements, not on non-accrual are purchased at the adjusted cost on the quarter end date and held until their respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and exited at par at maturity. Adjusted cost reflects the GAAP cost for post-IPO investments and a stepped up cost basis of pre-IPO investments (assuming a step-up to fair market value occurred on the IPO date). This calculation excludes the impact of existing leverage. Yield to Maturity at Cost uses the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) curves at each quarter’s end date. The actual yield to maturity may be higher or lower due to the future selection of the LIBOR contracts by the individual companies in the Company’s portfolio or other factors.

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Recent Developments

On November 3, 2015, the Company’s board of directors declared a fourth quarter 2015 distribution of $0.34 per share payable on December 30, 2015 to holders of record as of December 16, 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following items as critical accounting policies.

Basis of Accounting

The Company consolidates its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries: NMF Holdings, NMF Servicing, SBIC LP, SBIC GP, NMF Ancora, NMF QID and NMF YP. Previously, the Company consolidated its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary NMF SLF until it merged with and into NMF Holdings on December 18, 2014. See “—Borrowings” for additional information on the Company’s credit facilities. The Company is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance as described in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, (“ASC 946”). Prior to the Restructuring, the Predecessor Operating Company consolidated its wholly-owned subsidiary, NMF SLF. NMFC and AIV Holdings did not consolidate the Predecessor Operating Company. Prior to the Restructuring, NMFC and AIV Holdings applied investment company master-feeder financial statement presentation, as described in ASC 946 to their interest in the Predecessor Operating Company. NMFC and AIV Holdings observed that it is also industry practice to follow the presentation prescribed for a master fund-feeder fund structure in ASC 946 in instances in which a master fund is owned by more than one feeder fund and that such presentation provided stockholders of NMFC and AIV Holdings with a clearer depiction of their investment in the master fund.

Valuation and Leveling of Portfolio Investments

At all times consistent with GAAP and the 1940 Act, the Company conducts a valuation of assets, which impacts its net asset value.

The Company values its assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act. In all cases, the Company’s board of directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of its portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in good faith, including investments that are not publicly traded, those whose market prices are not readily available and any other situation where its portfolio investments require a fair value determination. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Company’s quarterly valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below:


(1)	Investments for which market quotations are readily available on an exchange are valued at such market quotations based on the closing price indicated from independent pricing services.


(2)	Investments for which indicative prices are obtained from various pricing services and/or brokers or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process, as described below, to determine whether the quote(s) obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP.


b.	For investments other than bonds, the Company looks at the number of quotes readily available and performs the following:


i.	Investments for which two or more quotes are received from a pricing service are valued using the mean of the mean of the bid and ask of the quotes obtained;

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(3)	Investments for which quotations are not readily available through exchanges, pricing services, brokers, or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process:


a.	Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser responsible for the credit monitoring;


b.	Preliminary valuation conclusions will then be documented and discussed with the Company’s senior management;


d.	When deemed appropriate by the Company’s management, an independent valuation firm may be engaged to review and value investment(s) of a portfolio company, without any preliminary valuation being performed by the Investment Adviser. The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser will review and validate the value provided.

GAAP fair value measurement guidance classifies the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:

Level I—Quoted prices (unadjusted) are available in active markets for identical investments and the Company has the ability to access such quotes as of the reporting date. The type of investments which would generally be included in Level I include active exchange-traded equity securities and exchange-traded derivatives. As required by Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the Company, to the extent that it holds such investments, does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where the Company holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.


•	Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;


•	Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (examples include corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);


•	Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives, including foreign exchange forward contracts); and


•	Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level III—Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels. In all instances when the inputs fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. As such, a Level III fair value measurement may include inputs that are both observable (Levels I and II) and unobservable (Level III). Gains and losses for such assets categorized within the Level III table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels II and III) and unobservable inputs (Level III).

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The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that the Company’s portfolio investments fall into as of September 30, 2015:



(in thousands)	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
First lien	$	692,342	$	—	$	395,116	$	297,226
Second lien	574,228		—		468,650		105,578
Subordinated	92,791		—		38,531		54,260
Equity and other	118,619		284		125		118,210
Total investments	$	1,477,980	$	284	$	902,422	$	575,274

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(in thousands)					Range
Type	Fair Value		Approach	Unobservable Input	Low		High		Weighted Average
First lien	$	297,226	Market approach	EBITDA multiple	4.5	x	17.0	x	10.3	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.1	%	12.6	%	10.2	%
			Other	N/A(1)	N/A(1)		N/A(1)		N/A(1)
Second lien	105,578		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	8.5	x	16.0	x	11.9	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	10.8	%	13.4	%	11.9	%
Subordinated	54,260		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	4.5	x	12.4	x	9.0	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.8	%	18.2	%	15.2	%
Equity and other	118,210		Market approach	EBITDA multiple	2.5	x	12.0	x	6.4	x
			Income approach	Discount rate	8.0	%	19.6	%	14.0	%
			Black Scholes analysis	Expected life in years	10.5		10.5		10.5
				Volatility	25.6	%	25.6	%	25.6	%
				Discount rate	2.2	%	2.2	%	2.2	%
	$	575,274


(1)	Fair value was determined based on transaction pricing or recent acquisition or sale as the best measure of fair value with no material changes in operations of the related portfolio company since the transaction date.

NMFC Senior Loan Program I, LLC

SLP I is capitalized with $93.0 million of capital commitments, $275.0 million of debt from a revolving credit facility and is managed by the Company. The Company’s capital commitment is $23.0 million, representing less than 25.0% ownership, with third party investors representing the remaining capital commitment. As of September 30, 2015, SLP I had total investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $361.9 million, debt outstanding of $273.3 million and capital that had been called and funded of $93.0 million. As of December 31, 2014, SLP I had total investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $369.2 million, debt outstanding of $266.9 million and capital that had been called and funded of $93.0 million.The Company’s investment in SLP I is disclosed on the Company’s Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

The Company, as an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acts as the collateral manager to SLP I and is entitled to receive a management fee for its investment management services provided to SLP I. As a result, SLP I is classified as an affiliate of the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in management fees related to SLP I which is included in other income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned approximately $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in management fees related to SLP I which is included in other income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of management fees related to SLP I was included in receivable from affiliates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned approximately $0.9 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I, which is included in dividend income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned approximately $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I, which is included in dividend income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of dividend income related to SLP I was included in interest and dividend receivable.

SLP I invests in senior secured loans issued by companies within the Company’s core industry verticals. These investments are typically broadly syndicated first lien loans.

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Collateralized agreements or repurchase financings

The Company follows the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing—Secured Borrowing and Collateral, (“ASC 860”) when accounting for transactions involving the purchases of securities under collateralized agreements to resell (resale agreements). These transactions are treated as collateralized financing transactions and are recorded at their contracted resale or repurchase amounts, as specified in the respective agreements. Interest on collateralized agreements is accrued and recognized over the life of the transaction and included in interest income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held one collateralized agreement to resell with a carrying value of $30.0 million, collateralized by a second lien bond in Northstar GOM Holdings Group LLC with a fair value of $30.0 million and guaranteed by a private hedge fund with approximately $789.0 million of assets under management as of September 30, 2015. The private hedge fund has the option to repurchase the collateral from the Company at the par value of the collateralized agreement within a year. The collateralized agreement earned interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are as follows:

Sales and paydowns of investments: Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the specific identification method.

Interest and dividend income: Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount using the effective interest method, is recorded on the accrual basis and periodically assessed for collectability. Interest income also includes interest earned from cash on hand. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties are recorded as part of interest income. The Company has loans and certain preferred equity investments in the portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividend provision. PIK interest and dividends are accrued and recorded as income at the contractual rates, if deemed collectible. The PIK interest and dividends are added to the principal or share balances on the capitalization dates and generally due at maturity or when redeemed by the issuer.

Prior to the Restructuring, NMFC’s revenue recognition policies were as follows:

Revenue, expenses, and capital gains (losses): At each quarterly valuation date, the Predecessor Operating Company’s investment income, expenses, net realized gains (losses), and net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were allocated to NMFC based on its pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Predecessor Operating Company. This was recorded on NMFC’s Statements of Operations. Realized gains and losses are recorded upon sales of NMFC’s investments in the Predecessor Operating Company. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. is the difference between the net asset value per share and the closing price per share for shares issued as part of the dividend reinvestment plan on the dividend payment date. This net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from the IPO. NMFC used the proceeds from its IPO and Concurrent Private Placement to purchase units in the Predecessor Operating Company at $13.75 per unit (its IPO price per share). At the IPO date, $13.75 per unit represented a discount to the actual net asset value per unit of the Predecessor Operating Company. As a result, NMFC experienced immediate unrealized appreciation on its investment.

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All expenses, including those of NMFC, were paid and recorded by the Predecessor Operating Company. Expenses were allocated to NMFC based on pro-rata ownership interest. In addition, the Predecessor Operating Company paid all of the offering costs related to the IPO and subsequent offerings. NMFC recorded its portion of the offering costs as a direct reduction to net assets and the cost of their investment in the Predecessor Operating Company.

Monitoring of Portfolio Investments

The Company monitors the performance and financial trends of its portfolio companies on at least a quarterly basis. The Company attempts to identify any developments within the portfolio company, the industry or the macroeconomic environment that may alter any material element of its original investment strategy.

The Company uses an investment rating system to characterize and monitor the credit profile and expected level of returns on each investment in the portfolio. The Company uses a four-level numeric rating scale as follows:


•	Investment Rating 1—Investment is performing materially above expectations;


•	Investment Rating 2—Investment is performing materially in-line with expectations. All new loans are rated 2 at initial purchase;


•	Investment Rating 3—Investment is performing materially below expectations and risk has increased materially since the original investment; and


•	Investment Rating 4—Investment is performing substantially below expectations and risks have increased substantially since the original investment. Payments may be delinquent. There is meaningful possibility that the Company will not recoup its original cost basis in the investment and may realize a substantial loss upon exit.

The following table shows the distribution of the Company’s investments on the 1 to 4 investment rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2015:



(in millions)	As of September 30, 2015
Investment Rating	Par Value(1)		Percent		Fair Value		Percent
Investment Rating 1	$	234.9	16.4	%	$	243.6	16.5	%
Investment Rating 2	1,131.6		78.9	%	1,192.4		80.7	%
Investment Rating 3	65.3		4.6	%	41.6		2.8	%
Investment Rating 4	1.8		0.1	%	0.4		—
	$	1,433.6	100.0	%	$	1,478.0	100.0	%


(1)	Excludes shares and warrants.

As of September 30, 2015, all investments in the Company’s portfolio had an Investment Rating of 1 or 2 with the exception of five portfolio company names; four portfolio companies with an Investment Rating of 3 and one portfolio company with an Investment Rating of 4.

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company placed a portion of its second lien position in Edmentum, Inc. (“Edmentum”) on non-accrual status due to its ongoing restructuring. As of March 31, 2015, the Company’s investment in Edmentum had an aggregate cost basis of $30.8 million, an aggregate fair value of $15.6 million and total unearned interest income of $0.4 million for the three months then ended. In June 2015, Edmentum completed a restructuring which resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investment in Edmentum. Prior to the extinguishment in June 2015, the Company’s original investment in Edmentum had an aggregate cost of $31.6 million, an aggregate fair value of $16.4 million and total unearned interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 of $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $15.2 million. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in Edmentum have been restored to full accrual status. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in Edmentum have an aggregate cost basis of $20.4 million and an aggregate fair value of $21.0 million.

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During the first quarter of 2015, the Company’s first lien position in Education Management LLC (“EDMC”) was non-income producing as a result of the portfolio company undergoing a restructuring. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment in EDMC had an aggregate cost basis of $3.0 million, an aggregate fair value of $1.4 million and no unearned interest income for the three months then ended. In January 2015, EDMC completed a restructuring which resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investment in EDMC. Prior to the extinguishment in January 2015, the Company’s original investment in EDMC had an aggregate cost of $3.0 million, an aggregate fair value of $1.4 million and no unearned interest income for the period then ended. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $1.6 million. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in EDMC are income producing. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in EDMC have an aggregate cost basis of $1.4 million and an aggregate fair value of $1.1 million.

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company placed a portion of its first lien position in UniTek Global Services, Inc. (“UniTek”) on non-accrual status in anticipation of a voluntary petition for a “Pre-Packaged” Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware which was filed on November 3, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investments in UniTek had an aggregate cost of $47.4 million, an aggregate fair value of $35.2 million and total unearned interest income of $1.0 million for the year then ended. In January 2015, UniTek emerged from “Pre-Packaged” Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and completed its restructuring. The restructuring resulted in a material modification of the original terms and an extinguishment of the Company’s original investments in UniTek. Prior to the extinguishment in January 2015, the Company’s original investments in UniTek had an aggregate cost of $52.9 million, an aggregate fair value of $40.1 million and total unearned interest income of $0.1 million for the period then ended. The extinguishment resulted in a realized loss of $12.8 million. Post restructuring, the Company’s investments in UniTek have been restored to full accrual status. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in UniTek have an aggregate cost basis of $41.1 million and an aggregate fair value of $45.7 million.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s two super priority first lien positions in ATI Acquisition Company and its related equity positions in Ancora Acquisition LLC had an Investment Rating of 4 due to the underlying business encountering significant regulatory constraints which have led to the portfolio company’s underperformance. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s two super priority first lien positions in ATI Acquisition Company and its related preferred shares and warrants in Ancora Acquisition LLC remained on non-accrual status due to the inability of the portfolio company to service its interest payments for the quarter then ended and uncertainty about its ability to pay such amounts in the future. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s investment in ATI Acquisition Company and Ancora Acquisition LLC had an aggregate cost basis of $1.6 million, an aggregate fair value of $0.4 million and total unearned interest income of $(0.1) million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months then ended. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, total unearned interest income was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment had an aggregate cost basis of $1.6 million and an aggregate fair value of $0.4 million. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, unrealized gains (losses) include a fee that the Company would receive upon maturity of the two super priority first lien debt investments.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

The fair value of the Company’s investments was approximately $1,478.0 million in 73 portfolio companies at September 30, 2015 and approximately $1,424.7 million in 71 portfolio companies at December 31, 2014.

The following table shows the Company’s portfolio and investment activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:



	Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
New investments in 26 and 36 portfolio companies, respectively	$	400.8		$	516.2
Debt repayments in existing portfolio companies	271.6			197.9
Sales of securities in 14 and 10 portfolio companies, respectively	73.2			84.7
Change in unrealized appreciation on 39 and 30 portfolio companies, respectively	45.9			20.4
Change in unrealized depreciation on 47 and 45 portfolio companies, respectively	(38.2		)	(27.9		)


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts represent the investment activity of the Predecessor Operating Company through and including May 7, 2014 and the investment activity of the Company from May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014.

At September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company’s weighted average Yield to Maturity at Cost was approximately 10.4% and 10.7%, respectively.

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Results of Operations

Under GAAP, NMFC’s IPO did not step-up the cost basis of the Predecessor Operating Company’s existing investments to fair market value at the IPO date. Since the total value of the Predecessor Operating Company’s investments at the time of the IPO was greater than the investments’ cost basis, a larger amount of amortization of purchase or original issue discount, and different amounts in realized gain and unrealized appreciation, may be recognized under GAAP in each period than if the step-up had occurred. This will remain until such predecessor investments are sold, repaid or mature in the future. The Company tracks the transferred (or fair market) value of each of the Predecessor Operating Company’s investments as of the time of the IPO and, for purposes of the incentive fee calculation, adjusts income as if each investment was purchased at the date of the IPO (or stepped up to fair market value). The respective “Adjusted Net Investment Income” (defined as net investment income adjusted to reflect income as if the cost basis of investments held at the IPO date had stepped-up to fair market value as of the IPO date) is used in calculating both the incentive fee and dividend payments. See Item 1.—Financial Statements—Note 5, Agreements for additional details.

The following table for the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2015 is adjusted to reflect the step-up to fair market value and the allocation of the incentive fees related to hypothetical capital gains out of the adjusted post-incentive fee net investment income.



(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Incentive Fee Adjustments(1)			Adjusted Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Investment income
Interest income	$	33,739		$	(33	)	$	—		$	33,706
Dividend income	1,056			—			—			1,056
Other income	2,652			—			—			2,652
Total investment income(2)	37,447			(33		)	—			37,414
Total expenses pre-incentive fee(3)	12,244			—			—			12,244
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	25,203			(33		)	—			25,170
Incentive fee	4,544			—			490			5,034
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	20,659			(33		)	(490		)	20,136
Net realized losses on investments(4)	(37		)	(22		)	—			(59		)
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments(4)	(10,237		)	55			—			(10,182		)
Provision for taxes	(581		)	—			—			(581		)
Capital gains incentive fees	—			—			490			490
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	9,804								$	9,804


(1)	For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $4.5 million, of which $(0.5) million related to the reduction of the capital gains incentive fee accrual on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(2)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.


(3)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $0.3 million and management fee waivers of $1.2 million.


(4)	Includes net realized gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company had a $33 thousand adjustment to interest income for amortization, a decrease of $22 thousand to net realized losses and an increase of approximately $0.1 million to net change in unrealized appreciation to adjust for the stepped-up cost basis of the transferred investments as discussed above. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, total adjusted investment income of $37.4 million consisted of approximately $32.2 million in cash interest from investments, approximately $0.8 million in PIK interest from investments, no prepayment fees, net amortization of purchase premiums and discounts of approximately $0.6 million, approximately $0.4 million in cash dividends from investments, $0.7 million in PIK dividends from investments and approximately $2.7 million in other income. The Company’s Adjusted Net Investment Income was $20.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

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In accordance with GAAP, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company decreased its hypothetical capital gains incentive fee accrual by $0.5 million based upon the cumulative net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains and Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and the cumulative net Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on investments held at the end of each period. Actual amounts paid to the Investment Adviser are consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and are based only on actual Adjusted Realized Capital Gains computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each calendar year as if the entire portfolio was sold at fair value. As of September 30, 2015, no actual capital gains incentive fee was owed under the Investment Management Agreement by the Company, as cumulative net Adjusted Realized Gains did not exceed cumulative Adjusted Unrealized Depreciation.

The following table for the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is adjusted to reflect the step-up to fair market value and the allocation of the incentive fees related to hypothetical capital gains out of the adjusted post-incentive fee net investment income.



(in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015			Stepped-up Cost Basis Adjustments			Incentive Fee Adjustments(1)		Adjusted Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Investment income
Interest income	$	102,556		$	(99	)	$	—	$	102,457
Dividend income	4,158			—			—		4,158
Other income	5,174			—			—		5,174
Total investment income(2)	111,888			(99		)	—		111,789
Total expenses pre-incentive fee(3)	36,945			—			—		36,945
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	74,943			(99		)	—		74,844
Incentive fee	14,969			—			—		14,969
Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income	59,974			(99		)	—		59,875
Net realized losses on investments(4)	(13,508		)	(69		)	—		(13,577		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments(4)	7,733			168			—		7,901
Provision for taxes	(1,217		)	—			—		(1,217		)
Capital gains incentive fees	—			—			—		—
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	52,982							$	52,982


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred total incentive fees of $15.0 million, of which none was related to capital gains incentive fees on a hypothetical liquidation basis.


(2)	Includes income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.


(3)	Includes expense waivers and reimbursements of $0.7 million and management fee waivers of $3.8 million.


(4)	Includes net realized gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, non-controlled/affiliated investments and controlled investments.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company had a $0.1 million adjustment to interest income for amortization, a decrease of $0.1 million to net realized losses and an increase of approximately $0.2 million to net change in unrealized appreciation to adjust for the stepped-up cost basis of the transferred investments as discussed above. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, total adjusted investment income of $111.8 million consisted of approximately $94.5 million in cash interest from investments, approximately $3.0 million in PIK interest from investments, approximately $3.2 million in prepayment fees, net amortization of purchase premiums and discounts of approximately $1.7 million, approximately $2.3 million in cash dividends from investments, $1.9 million in PIK dividends from investments and approximately $5.2 million in other income. The Company’s Adjusted Net Investment Income was $59.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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In accordance with GAAP, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company did not have an accrual for hypothetical capital gains incentive fee based upon the cumulative net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains and Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and the cumulative net Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on investments held at the end of each period. Actual amounts paid to the Investment Adviser are consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and are based only on actual Adjusted Realized Capital Gains computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each calendar year as if the entire portfolio was sold at fair value. As of September 30, 2015, no actual capital gains incentive fee was owed under the Investment Management Agreement by the Company, as cumulative net Adjusted Realized Gains did not exceed cumulative Adjusted Unrealized Depreciation.

Results of Operations for the Company for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014

Revenue



	Three Months Ended				Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		Change
Interest income	$	33,739	$	32,353	4	%
Dividend income	1,056		511		107	%
Other income	2,652		1,842		44	%
Total investment income	$	37,447	$	34,706	8	%

The Company’s total investment income increased by approximately $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The 8% increase in total investment income primarily results from an increase in interest income of approximately $1.4 million from the three months ended September 30, 2014 to the three months ended September 30, 2015 which is attributable to larger invested balances, driven by the proceeds from the October 2014 primary offering of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s use of leverage from its revolving credit facilities and SBA-guaranteed debentures to originate new investments. The increase in dividend income during the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily attributable to distributions from the Company’s investment in SLP I and PIK dividend income from an equity position. The increase in other income during the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014, which represents fees that are generally non-recurring in nature, was primarily attributable to higher structuring, upfront, amendment and consent fees received from portfolio companies during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and commitment fees received from three bridge facilities.

Operating Expenses



	Three Months Ended						Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			Change
Management fee	$	6,373		$	5,021
Less: management fee waiver	(1,237		)	—
Total management fee	5,136			5,021			2	%
Incentive fee	5,034			4,520			11	%
Capital gains incentive fee(1)	(490		)	(2,667		)	(82	)%
Interest and other financing expenses	5,788			5,237			11	%
Professional fees	808			890			(9	)%
Administrative expenses	647			549			18	%
Other general and administrative expenses	370			448			(17	)%
Total expenses	17,293			13,998			24	%
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed	(333		)	(322		)	3	%
Net expenses before income taxes	16,960			13,676			24	%
Income tax (benefit) expense	(172		)	230			NM		*
Net expenses after income taxes	$	16,788		$	13,906		21	%


*	Not meaningful.


(1)	Capital gains incentive fee accrual assumes a hypothetical liquidation basis.

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The Company’s total net operating expenses increased by approximately $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The Company’s management fee increased by approximately $0.1 million, net of a management fee waiver, and incentive fees increased by approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in management fee and incentive fee from the three months ended September 30, 2014 to the three months ended September 30, 2015 was attributable to larger invested balances, driven by the proceeds from the October 2014 primary offering of NMFC’s common stock and the Company’s use of leverage from its revolving credit facilities and SBA-guaranteed debentures to originate new investments. The Company’s capital gains incentive fee accrual decreased by approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to a decrease of $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. These decreases to the capital gains incentive fee accrual were attributable to lower net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains (Losses) and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the periods. As of September 30, 2015, no actual capital gains incentive fee would be owed under the Investment Management Agreement by the Company if the Company had ceased operations as of September 30, 2015, as cumulative net Adjusted Realized Gains did not exceed cumulative Adjusted Unrealized Depreciation.

Interest and other financing expenses increased by approximately $0.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015, primarily due to the Company closing of the NMFC Credit Facility (as defined below) during the second quarter of 2014 and the drawing on SBA-guaranteed debentures beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company’s total professional fees, total administrative expenses and total other general and administrative expenses remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Net Realized Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)



	Three Months Ended						Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			Change
Net realized (losses) gains on investments	$	(37	)	$	768		NM		*
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments	(10,237		)	(14,272		)	28	%
(Provision) benefit for taxes	(581		)	115			NM		*
Total net realized (losses) gains and net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments	$	(10,855	)	$	(13,389	)	19	%


*	Not meaningful.

The Company’s net realized and unrealized losses resulted in a net loss of $10.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the net realized gains and unrealized loss resulting in a net loss of approximately $13.4 million for the same period in 2014. We look at net realized and unrealized gains or losses together as movement in unrealized appreciation or depreciation can be the result of realizations. The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily driven by the overall decrease in the market prices of the Company’s investments during the period. The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily driven by the overall decrease in the market prices of the Company’s investments during the period and the partial write-down related to one portfolio company. The provision for income taxes was primarily attributable to three equity investments that are held as of September 30, 2015 in three of the Company’s corporate subsidiaries.

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Results of Operations for the Company for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014

Revenue



	Nine Months Ended				Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		Change
Interest income	$	102,556	$	51,141
Interest income allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—		40,515
Total interest income	102,556		91,656		12	%
Dividend income	4,158		1,483
Dividend income allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—		2,368
Total dividend income	4,158		3,851		8	%
Other income	5,174		2,551
Other income allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—		795
Total other income	5,174		3,346		55	%
Total investment income	$	111,888	$	98,853	13	%

The Company’s total investment income increased by approximately $13.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The 13% increase in total investment income primarily results from an increase in interest income of approximately $10.9 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to the nine months ended September 30, 2015 which is attributable to larger invested balances, driven by the proceeds from the October 2014 primary offering of the Company’s common stock, the Company’s use of leverage from its revolving credit facilities, SBA-guaranteed debentures and the deployment of the June 2014 proceeds from the issuance of $115.0 million of convertible notes to originate new investments and prepayment fees received associated with the early repayments or partial repayments of seven different portfolio companies held by the Company as of December 31, 2014. The increase in dividend income during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily attributable to distributions from the Company's investment in SLP I and PIK dividend income from an equity position. The increase in other income of approximately $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which represents fees that are generally non-recurring in nature, was primarily attributable to structuring, upfront, amendment and consent fees received from 16 different portfolio companies, commitment fees received from three bridge facilities and management fees from a non-controlled affiliated portfolio company.

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Operating Expenses



	Nine Months Ended						Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			Change
Management fee	$	19,039		$	7,763
Management fee allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			5,983
Less: management fee waiver	(3,866		)	—
Total management fee	15,173			13,746			10	%
Incentive fee	14,969			7,267
Incentive fee allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			6,248
Total incentive fee	14,969			13,515			11	%
Capital gains incentive fee(1)	—			(1,904		)
Capital gains incentive fee allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company(1)	—			2,024
Total capital gains incentive fee(1)	—			120			(100	)%
Interest and other financing expenses	16,863			7,796
Interest and other financing expenses allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			4,764
Total interest and other financing expenses	16,863			12,560			34	%
Professional fees	2,456			1,530
Professional fees allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			1,238
Total professional fees	2,456			2,768			(11	)%
Administrative expenses	1,804			909
Administrative expenses allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			761
Total administrative expenses	1,804			1,670			8	%
Other general and administrative expenses	1,252			687
Other general and administrative expenses allocated from the Predecessor Operating Company	—			555
Total other general and administrative expenses	1,252			1,242			1	%
Total expenses	52,517			45,621			15	%
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed	(733		)	(1,145		)	(36	)%
Net expenses before income taxes	51,784			44,476			16	%
Income tax expense	130			230			(43	)%
Net expenses after income taxes	$	51,914		$	44,706		16	%


(1)	Capital gains incentive fee accrual assumes a hypothetical liquidation basis.

The Company’s total net operating expenses increased by approximately $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company’s management fee increased by approximately $1.4 million, net of a management fee waiver, and incentive fees increased by approximately $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in management fee and incentive fee from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was attributable to larger invested balances, driven by the proceeds from the October 2014 primary offering of NMFC’s common stock, the Company’s use of leverage from its revolving credit facilities, SBA-guaranteed debentures and the deployment of the June 2014 proceeds from the issuance of $115.0 million of convertible notes to originate new investments. The Company’s capital gains incentive fees decreased by approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which was attributable to lower net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains (Losses) and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation (Depreciation) of investments during the period due to lower marks on the broader portfolio. As of September 30, 2015, no actual capital gains incentive fee would be owed under the

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Investment Management Agreement by the Company if the Company had ceased operations as of September 30, 2015, as cumulative net Adjusted Realized Gains did not exceed cumulative Adjusted Unrealized Depreciation.

Interest and other financing expenses increased by approximately $4.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, primarily due to the Company’s issuance of $115.0 million of convertible notes, the closing of the NMFC Credit Facility (as defined below) during the second quarter of 2014 and the drawing on SBA-guaranteed debentures beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company’s total professional fees, total administrative expenses and total other general and administrative expenses decreased $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred $10.9 thousand in other expenses that were not subject to the expense cap pursuant to the administration agreement, as amended and restated (the “Administration Agreement”), with the Administrator, and further restricted by the Company. The Company’s expenses waived and reimbursed decreased by approximately $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to the expiration of the expense cap on March 31, 2014.

Net Realized Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)



	Nine Months Ended						Percentage
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			Change
Net realized losses on investments	$	(13,508	)	$	(299	)
Net realized gains on investments allocated from Predecessor Operating Company	—			8,568
Total realized (losses) gains on investments	(13,508		)	8,269			NM	*
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	7,733			(8,564		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments allocated from Predecessor Operating Company	—			940
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	7,733			(7,624		)	NM	*
Provision for taxes	(1,217		)	(271		)	NM	*
Total net realized (losses) gains and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	$	(6,992	)	$	374		NM	*


*	Not meaningful.

The Company’s net realized losses and unrealized gains resulted in a net loss of approximately $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the net realized gains and unrealized losses resulting in a net gain of approximately $0.4 million for the same period in 2014. We look at net realized and unrealized gains or losses together as movement in unrealized appreciation or depreciation can be the result of realizations. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily driven by $29.7 million of realized losses on investments resulting from the modification of terms on three portfolio companies that were accounted for as extinguishments. These losses were partially offset by sales or repayments of investments with fair values in excess of December 31, 2014 valuations, resulting in net realized gains being greater than the reversal of the cumulative net unrealized gains for those investments which included the sale of two portfolio companies resulting in realized gains of approximately $14.2 million. The net gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily driven by a $5.6 million gain from the sale of the Company’s warrant investments in one portfolio company and driven by sales or repayments of investments with fair values in excess of December 31, 2013 valuations resulting in net realized gains being greater than the reversal of the cumulative net unrealized gains for those investments. These gains offset the overall decrease in the market prices of the Company’s investments during the period and the partial write-down related to one portfolio company. The provision for income taxes was primarily attributable to three equity investments that are held as of September 30, 2015 in three of the Company’s corporate subsidiaries.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The primary use of existing funds and any funds raised in the future is expected to be for the Company’s repayment of indebtedness, the Company’s investments in portfolio companies, cash distributions to the Company’s stockholders or for other general corporate purposes.

Since NMFC’s IPO, and through September 30, 2015, NMFC raised approximately $454.0 million in net proceeds from additional offerings of common stock and issued shares valued at approximately $288.4 million on behalf of AIV Holdings for exchanged units. NMFC acquired from the Predecessor Operating Company units of the Predecessor Operating Company equal to the number of shares of NMFC’s common stock sold in the additional offerings.

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On September 25, 2015, the Company completed a public offering of 5,750,000 shares of its common stock (including 750,000 shares of common stock that were issued pursuant to the full exercise of the option granted to the underwriters to purchase additional shares) at a public offering price of $14.14 per share, which resulted in net proceeds of $79.4 million. Steven B. Klinsky, the Chairman of the Company's board of directors, purchased 500,000 shares in this offering at the public offering price.

The Company’s liquidity is generated and generally available through advances from the revolving credit facilities, from cash flows from operations, and, we expect, through periodic follow-on equity offerings. In addition, we may from time to time enter into additional debt facilities, increase the size of existing facilities or issue additional debt securities, including unsecured debt and/or debt securities convertible into common stock. 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, with certain limited exceptions, we are only allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, calculated pursuant to the 1940 Act, is at least 200.0% after such borrowing.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $24.6 million and $23.4 million, respectively. Cash used in operating activities for the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was approximately $20.9 million and $167.7 million, respectively, which includes the activity allocated from NMF Holdings. We expect that all current liquidity needs by the Company will be met with cash flows from operations and other activities.

Borrowings

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility is $495.0 million, which is the aggregate of the $280.0 million previously available under the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility (as defined below) and the $215.0 million previously available under the SLF Credit Facility (as defined below). Under the Holdings Credit Facility, NMF Holdings is permitted to borrow up to 25.0%, 45.0% or 70.0% of the purchase price of pledged assets, subject to approval by the Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The Holdings Credit Facility is non-recourse to the Company and is collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the Holdings Credit Facility are capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the Holdings Credit Facility. The Holdings Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. In addition, the Holdings Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio. The covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of NMF Holdings investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

The Holdings Credit Facility bears interest at a rate of the LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum for Broadly Syndicated Loans (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement) and LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum for all other investments. The Holdings Credit Facility also charges a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility was $280.0 million. Until December 18, 2014, NMF Holdings was permitted to borrow up to 45.0% or 25.0% of the purchase price of pledged first lien or non-first lien debt securities, and up to 70.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility was amended and restated on May 6, 2014 and as a result, it was non-recourse to the Company and was collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility were capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility. The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility contained certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control. In addition, the

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Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility required the Company to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio. However, the covenants were generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of NMF Holdings’ investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

The Predecessor Holdings Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of the LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum and charged a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).



	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(in million)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014				September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Interest expense	$	2.3		$	1.7			$	7.7		$	5.1
Non-usage fee	$	0.2		$	—		(1)	$	0.4		$	0.2
Amortization of financing costs	$	0.4		$	0.2			$	1.2		$	0.6
Weighted average interest rate	2.6		%	2.9		%		2.6		%	2.9		%
Effective interest rate	3.3		%	3.4		%		3.2		%	3.4		%
Average debt outstanding	$	350.5		$	235.3			$	391.0		$	231.0


(1)	For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the total non-usage fee was less than $0.1 million.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Holdings Credit Facility was $385.5 million and $468.1 million, respectively, and NMF Holdings was in compliance with the applicable covenants in the Holdings Credit Facility on such dates.

SLF Credit Facility—NMF SLF’s Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated October 27, 2010 (the “SLF Credit Facility”) among NMF SLF as the Borrower, NMF Holdings as the Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, was structured as a revolving credit facility and was set to mature on October 27, 2016. The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the SLF Credit Facility was $215.0 million. The SLF Credit Facility was non-recourse to the Company and secured by all assets of NMF SLF on an investment by investment basis. All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the SLF Credit Facility were capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the SLF Credit Facility. The SLF Credit Facility contained certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control. The covenants were generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of the NMF SLF’s investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies. NMF SLF was not restricted from the purchase or sale of loans with an affiliate. Therefore, specified first lien loans could be moved as collateral between the Holdings Credit Facility and the SLF Credit Facility. The SLF Credit Facility merged with the Holdings Credit Facility on December 18, 2014.

The SLF Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum for first lien loans and LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum for second lien loans, respectively, as amended on March 11, 2013. A non-usage fee was paid, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement).

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	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	September 30, 2015(1)			September 30, 2014				September 30, 2015(1)			September 30, 2014
Interest expense	$	—		$	1.1			$	—		$	3.6
Non-usage fee	$	—		$	—		(2)	$	—		$	—		(2)
Amortization of financing costs	$	—		$	0.3			$	—		$	0.7
Weighted average interest rate	—		%	2.2		%		—		%	2.2		%
Effective interest rate	—		%	2.7		%		—		%	2.7		%
Average debt outstanding	$	—		$	202.2			$	—		$	210.7


(1)	Not applicable, as the SLF Credit Facility merged with and into the Holdings Credit Facility on December 18, 2014.


(2)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the total non-usage fee was less than $50 thousand.

As of December 31, 2014, the SLF Credit Facility had merged with the Holdings Credit Facility.

The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the NMFC Credit Facility is $95.0 million, as amended on June 26, 2015. The Company is permitted to borrow at various advance rates depending on the type of portfolio investment as outlined in the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement. All fees associated with the origination of the NMFC Credit Facility are capitalized on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and charged against income as other financing expenses over the life of the NMFC Credit Facility. The NMFC Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including certain financial covenants related to asset coverage and liquidity and other maintenance covenants.



	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	September 30, 2015				September 30, 2014				September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	0.5			$	—		(2)	$	1.2		$	—		(2)
Non-usage fee	$	—		(3)	$	—		(3)	$	0.1		$	—		(3)
Amortization of financing costs	$	0.1			$	0.1			$	0.3		$	0.1
Weighted average interest rate	2.7		%		2.7		%		2.7		%	2.7		%
Effective interest rate	3.2		%		8.9		%		3.5		%	10.9		%
Average debt outstanding	$	79.5			$	6.0			$	59.6		$	4.6


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from June 4, 2014 (commencement of the NMFC Credit Facility) to September 30, 2014.


(2)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the total interest expense was less than $50 thousand.


(3)	For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the total non-usage fee was less than $0.1 million.

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As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the NMFC Credit Facility was $67.5 million and $50.0 million, respectively, and NMFC was in compliance with the applicable covenants in the NMFC Credit Facility on such dates.

Convertible Notes—On June 3, 2014, the Company closed a private offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”), pursuant to an indenture, dated June 3, 2014 (the “Indenture”). The Convertible Notes were issued in a private placement only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. As of the first anniversary, June 3, 2015, of the Convertible Notes, the restrictions under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 were removed, allowing the Convertible Notes to be eligible and freely tradable without restrictions for resale pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. The Convertible Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 5.0%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, which commenced on December 15, 2014. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 15, 2019 unless earlier converted or repurchased at the holder’s option.

The following table summarizes certain key terms related to the convertible features of the Company’s Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2015.



	September 30, 2015
Initial conversion premium	12.5		%
Initial conversion rate(1)	62.7746
Initial conversion price	$	15.93
Conversion premium at September 30, 2015	11.7		%
Conversion rate at September 30, 2015(1)(2)	63.2794
Conversion price at September 30, 2015(2)(3)	$	15.80
Last conversion price calculation date	June 3, 2015


(1)	Conversion rates denominated in shares of common stock per $1.0 thousand principal amount of the Convertible Notes converted.


(2)	Represents conversion rate and conversion price, as applicable, taking into account certain de minimis adjustments that will be made on the conversion date.


(3)	The conversion price in effect at September 30, 2015 was calculated on the last anniversary of the issuance and will be adjusted again on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1.0% before the anniversary.

The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon certain events, such as stock splits and combinations, mergers, spin-offs, increases in dividends in excess of $0.34 per share per quarter and certain changes in control. Certain of these adjustments, including adjustments for increases in dividends, are subject to a conversion price floor of $14.16 per share. In no event will the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion exceed 70.6214 per $1.0 thousand principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Company has determined that the embedded conversion option in the Convertible Notes is not required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under GAAP.

The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to our existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment to our existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of our secured indebtedness (including existing unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by our subsidiaries and financing vehicles. The issuance is considered part of the if-converted method for calculation of diluted earnings per share.

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	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	1.4		$	1.4		$	4.3		$	1.9
Amortization of financing costs	$	0.2		$	0.1		$	0.6		$	0.2
Effective interest rate	5.6		%	5.6		%	5.7		%	5.6		%


(1)	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from June 3, 2014 (commencement of the Convertible Notes) to September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Convertible Notes was $115.0 million and $115.0 million, respectively, and NMFC was in compliance with the terms of the Indenture.

SBA-guaranteed debentures—On August 1, 2014, SBIC LP received an SBIC license from the SBA.

The maximum amount of borrowings available under current SBA regulations is $150.0 million as long as the licensee has at least $75.0 million in regulatory capital, receives a capital commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, SBIC LP had regulatory capital of $55.4 million and $42.2 million, respectively, and SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding of $103.8 million and $37.5 million, respectively. The SBA-guaranteed debentures incur upfront fees of 3.425%, which consists of a 1.00% commitment fee and a 2.425% issuance discount, which are amortized over the life of the SBA-guaranteed debentures. The following table summarizes the Company’s fixed-rate SBA-guaranteed debentures as of September 30, 2015.



(in millions)
Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Debenture Amount		Interest Rate		SBA Annual Charge
Fixed SBA-guaranteed debentures
March 25, 2015	March 1, 2025	$	37.5	2.517	%	0.355	%
September 23, 2015	September 1, 2025	37.5		2.829	%	0.355	%
September 23, 2015	September 1, 2025	28.8		2.829	%	0.742	%
Total SBA-guaranteed debentures		$	103.8

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	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)				September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014(1)
Interest expense	$	0.4		$	—			$	0.8		$	—
Amortization of financing costs	$	0.1		$	—		(2)	$	0.1		$	—		(2)
Weighted average interest rate	1.9		%	—		%		1.9		%	—		%
Effective interest rate	2.3		%	—		%		2.2		%	—		%
Average debt outstanding	$	92.7		$	—			$	59.3		$	—


(1)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts reported relate to the period from August 1, 2014 (receipt of the SBIC license) to September 30, 2014.


(2)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the total amortization of financing costs was less than $50 thousand.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company may become a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its portfolio companies. These instruments may include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of liquidity and credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding commitments to third parties to fund investments totaling $31.1 million and $27.4 million, respectively, under various undrawn revolving credit facilities, delayed draw commitments or other future funding commitments.

The Company may from time to time enter into financing commitment letters or bridge financing commitments, which could require funding in the future. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had commitment letters to purchase debt investments in an aggregate par amount of $21.0 million and $0, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had not entered into any bridge financing commitments which could require funding in the future.

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Contractual Obligations

A summary of the Company’s significant contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:



	Contractual Obligations Payments Due by Period (in millions)
	Total		Less than 1 Year		1 - 3 Years		3 - 5 Years		More than 5 Years
Holdings Credit Facility(1)	$	385.5	$	—	$	—	$	385.5	$	—
Convertible Notes(2)	115.0		—		—		115.0		—
SBA-guaranteed debentures(3)	103.8		—		—		—		103.8
NMFC Credit Facility(4)	67.5		—		—		67.5		—
Total Contractual Obligations	$	671.8	$	—	$	—	$	568.0	$	103.8


(1)	Under the terms of the $495.0 million Holdings Credit Facility, all outstanding borrowings under that facility ($385.5 million as of September 30, 2015) must be repaid on or before December 18, 2019. As of September 30, 2015, there was approximately $109.5 million of possible capacity remaining under the Holdings Credit Facility.


(2)	The $115.0 million Convertible Notes will mature on June 15, 2019 unless earlier converted or repurchased at the holder’s option.


(3)	$37.5 million of the Company’s SBA-guaranteed debentures will mature on March 1, 2025 and $66.3 million of the Company’s SBA-guaranteed debentures will mature on September 1, 2025.


(4)	Under the terms of the $95.0 million NMFC Credit Facility, all outstanding borrowings under that facility ($67.5 million as of September 30, 2015) must be repaid on or before June 4, 2019. As of September 30, 2015, there was approximately $27.5 million of possible capacity remaining under the NMFC Credit Facility.

The Company has certain contracts under which it has material future commitments. The Company has $31.1 million of undrawn funding commitments as of September 30, 2015 related to its participation as a lender in revolving credit facilities, delayed draw commitments or other future funding commitments of the Company’s portfolio companies. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had no bridge financing commitments and commitment letters to purchase debt investments in an aggregate par amount of $21.0 million, which could require funding in the future.

We have entered into the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser in accordance with the 1940 Act. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser has agreed to provide the Company with investment advisory and management services. We have agreed to pay for these services (1) a management fee and (2) an incentive fee based on its performance.

We have also entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator has agreed to arrange office space for us and provide office equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services and other administrative services necessary to conduct our respective day-to-day operations. The Administrator has also agreed to perform, or oversee the performance of, our financial records, our reports to stockholders and reports filed with the SEC.

If any of the contractual obligations discussed above are terminated, our costs under any new agreements that are entered into may increase. In addition, we would likely incur significant time and expense in locating alternative parties to provide the services we expect to receive under the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement.

Distributions and Dividends

Distributions declared and paid to stockholders of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 totaled $59.2 million.

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The following table summarizes the quarterly cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, per share that have been declared by the Predecessor Operating Company's board of directors from the IPO until May 8, 2014, and the Company’s board of directors thereafter:

Fiscal Year Ended

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Per Share

Amount

December 31, 2015

Third Quarter

August 4, 2015

September 16, 2015

September 30, 2015

0.34

Second Quarter

May 5, 2015

June 16, 2015

June 30, 2015

0.34

First Quarter

February 23, 2015

March 17, 2015

March 31, 2015

0.34

1.02

December 31, 2014

Fourth Quarter

November 4, 2014

December 16, 2014

December 30, 2014

0.34

Third Quarter

August 5, 2014

September 16, 2014

September 30, 2014

0.34

Third Quarter

July 30, 2014

August 20, 2014

September 3, 2014

0.12

(1)

Second Quarter

May 6, 2014

June 16, 2014

June 30, 2014

0.34

First Quarter

March 4, 2014

March 17, 2014

March 31, 2014

0.34

1.48

December 31, 2013

Fourth Quarter

November 8, 2013

December 17, 2013

December 31, 2013

0.34

Third Quarter

August 7, 2013

September 16, 2013

September 30, 2013

0.34

Third Quarter

August 7, 2013

August 20, 2013

August 30, 2013

0.12

(2)

Second Quarter

May 6, 2013

June 14, 2013

June 28, 2013

0.34

First Quarter

March 6, 2013

March 15, 2013

March 28, 2013

0.34

1.48

December 31, 2012

Fourth Quarter

December 27, 2012

December 31, 2012

January 31, 2013

0.14

(3)

Fourth Quarter

November 6, 2012

December 14, 2012

December 28, 2012

0.34

Third Quarter

August 8, 2012

September 14, 2012

September 28, 2012

0.34

Second Quarter

May 8, 2012

June 15, 2012

June 29, 2012

0.34

Second Quarter

May 8, 2012

May 21, 2012

May 31, 2012

0.23

(4)

First Quarter

March 7, 2012

March 15, 2012

March 30, 2012

0.32

1.71

December 31, 2011

Fourth Quarter

November 8, 2011

December 15, 2011

December 30, 2011

0.30

Third Quarter

August 10, 2011

September 15, 2011

September 30, 2011

0.29

Second Quarter

August 10, 2011

August 22, 2011

August 31, 2011

0.27

0.86

Total

6.55


(1)	Special dividend related to realized capital gains attributable to the Company’s warrant investments in Learning Care Group (US), Inc.


(2)	Special dividend related to a distribution received attributable to NMF Holdings’ investment in YP Equity Investors LLC.


(3)	Special dividend intended to minimize to the greatest extent possible NMFC’s U.S. federal income or excise tax liability.


(4)	Special dividend related to estimated realized capital gains attributable to NMF Holdings’ investments in Lawson Software, Inc. and Infor Lux Bond Company.

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Tax characteristics of all dividends paid by the Company were reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year. Future quarterly dividends, if any, for the Company will be determined by the board of directors.

The Company intends to pay quarterly distributions to its stockholders in amounts sufficient to maintain its status as a RIC. The Company intends to distribute approximately all of its Adjusted Net Investment Income on a quarterly basis and substantially all of its taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.

The Company maintains an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan on behalf of its common stockholders, pursuant to which each of its stockholders’ cash distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock, unless the stockholder elects to receive cash. See Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional details regarding the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

Related Parties

The Company has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

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The Company has entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital. The Administrator arranges office space for the Company and provides office equipment and administrative services necessary to conduct their respective day-to-day operations pursuant to the Administration Agreement. The Company reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to the Company under the Administration Agreement, which includes the fees and expenses associated with performing administrative, finance, and compliance functions, and the compensation of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement and further restricted by the Company, expenses payable to the Administrator by the Company as well as other direct and indirect expenses (excluding interest, other financing expense, trading expenses and management and incentive fees) had been capped at $4.25 million for the time period from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. The expense cap expired on March 31, 2014. Thereafter, the Administrator may, in its own discretion, submit to the Company for reimbursement some or all of the expenses that the Administrator has incurred on behalf of the Company during any quarterly period. As a result, the amount of expenses for which the Company will have to reimburse the Administrator may fluctuate in future quarterly periods and there can be no assurance given as to when, or if, the Administrator may determine to limit the expenses that the Administrator submits to the Company for reimbursement in the future. However, it is expected that the Administrator will continue to support part of the expense burden of the Company in the near future and may decide to not calculate and charge through certain overhead related amounts as well as continue to cover some of the indirect costs. The Administrator cannot recoup any expenses that the Administrator has previously waived. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses, of which $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, approximately $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in administrative expenses, of which $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were waived by the Administrator. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $0 and $0.3 million, respectively, of indirect administrative expenses were included in payable to affiliates as the expenses were payable to the Administrator.


•	The Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, pursuant to which New Mountain Capital has agreed to grant the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

In addition, the Company has adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of their respective officers and directors. These officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by the 1940 Act, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

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The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may also manage other funds in the future that may have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with the Company’s investment mandates. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may determine that an investment is appropriate for the Company and for one or more of those other funds. In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may determine that we should invest side-by-side with one or more other funds. Any such investments will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the SEC and its staff, and consistent with the Investment Adviser’s allocation procedures.

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Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is subject to certain financial market risks, such as interest rate fluctuations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, certain of the loans held in the Company’s portfolio had floating interest rates. As of September 30, 2015, approximately 85.5% of investments at fair value (excluding investments on non-accrual, revolvers, delayed draws and non-interest bearing equity investments) represent floating-rate investments with a LIBOR floor (includes investments bearing prime interest rate contracts) and approximately 14.5% of investments at fair value represent fixed-rate investments. Additionally, the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facilities are also subject to floating interest rates and are currently paid based on one-month floating LIBOR rates.

The following table estimates the potential changes in net cash flow generated from interest income and expenses, should interest rates increase by 100, 200 or 300 basis points, or decrease by 25 basis points. Interest income is calculated as revenue from interest generated from the Company’s portfolio of investments held on September 30, 2015. Interest expense is calculated based on the terms of the Company’s outstanding revolving credit facilities and convertible notes. For the Company’s floating rate credit facilities, the Company uses the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2015. Interest expense on the Company’s floating rate credit facilities are calculated using the interest rate as of September 30, 2015, adjusted for the hypothetical changes in rates, as shown below. The base interest rate case assumes the rates on the Company’s portfolio investments remain unchanged from the actual effective interest rates as of September 30, 2015. These hypothetical calculations are based on a model of the investments in our portfolio, held as of September 30, 2015, and are only adjusted for assumed changes in the underlying base interest rates.

Actual results could differ significantly from those estimated in the table.



Change in Interest Rates	Estimated Percentage Change in Interest Income Net of Interest Expense (unaudited)
-25 Basis Points	0.77	%	(1)
Base Interest Rate	—	%
+100 Basis Points	(1.79	)%
+200 Basis Points	4.42	%
+300 Basis Points	11.18	%


(1)	Limited to the lesser of the September 30, 2015 LIBOR rates or a decrease of 25 basis points.

The Company was not exposed to any foreign currency exchange risks as of September 30, 2015.

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Item 4.	Controls and Procedures


(a)	Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2015 (the end of the period covered by this report), we, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of such possible controls and procedures.


(b)	Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Management has not identified any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

The terms “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refers to New Mountain Finance Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.


Item 1.	Legal Proceedings

The Company, the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator are not currently subject to any material pending legal proceedings threatened against us as of September 30, 2015. From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.


Item 1A.	Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. There have been no material changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to the risk factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.


Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We did not engage in unregistered sales of securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we did not purchase any common stock in the open market.


Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.


Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


Item 5.	Other Information

None.

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Item 6.	Exhibits


(a)	Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission:



Exhibit Number			Description
3.1(a)			Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New Mountain Finance Corporation(2)

3.1(b)			Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office of New Mountain Finance Corporation(3)

3.2			Amended and Restated Bylaws of New Mountain Finance Corporation(2)

4.1			Form of Stock Certificate of New Mountain Finance Corporation(1)

4.2			Indenture by and between New Mountain Finance Corporation, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, dated June 3, 2014(7)

4.3			Form of Global Note 5.00% Convertible Senior Note Due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 4.2)(7)

10.1			Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2014, by and among New Mountain Finance Corporation, as the collateral manager, New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as the borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as lender and custodian(9)

10.2			Form of Variable Funding Note of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as the Borrower(1)

10.3			Form of Amended and Restated Account Control Agreement among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Intermediary(1)

10.4			Form of Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, by and between New Mountain Finance Corporation, as Borrower, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent, dated June 4, 2014(8)

10.5			Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement dated June 4, 2014, among New Mountain Finance Corporation, as Borrower, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent(8)

10.6			Amendment No. 1, dated December 29, 2014, to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated June 4, 2014, by and among New Mountain Finance Corporation, as Borrower, and Goldman Bank USA, as Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent(10)

10.7			Amendment No. 2, dated June 26, 2015, to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated June 4, 2014, by and among New Mountain Finance Corporation, as Borrower, and Goldman Bank USA, as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank(12)

10.8			Investment Advisory and Management Agreement by and between New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, LLC(6)

10.9			Form of Safekeeping Agreement among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Safekeeping Agent(1)

10.10			Custody Agreement by and between New Mountain Finance Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association(5)

10.11			Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement(11)

10.12			Form of Trademark License Agreement(1)

10.13			Amendment No. 1 to Trademark License Agreement(4)

10.14			Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between New Mountain Finance Corporation and each director(1)

10.15			Dividend Reinvestment Plan(2)

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Exhibit Number			Description
11.1			Computation of Per Share Earnings for New Mountain Finance Corporation (included in the notes to the financial statements contained in this report)

31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

32.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

32.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

99.1			Supplemental Financial Information


(1)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.’s registration statement on Form N-2 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503) filed on May 9, 2011.


(2)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2011.


(3)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation report on Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2011.


(4)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011.


(5)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s registration statement on Form N-2 Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File Nos. 333-189706 and 333-189707) filed on April 11, 2014.


(6)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2014.


(7)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2014.


(8)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2014.


(9)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2014.


(10)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2015.


(11)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 5, 2015.


(12)	Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2015.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 4, 2015.



	NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ ROBERT A. HAMWEE
		Robert A. Hamwee
		Chief Executive Officer and President
		(Principal Executive Officer)

	By:	/s/ MELODY L. SIU
		Melody L. Siu
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)