Management Fee Waiver Agreement, dated May 3, 2022, by and between NC SLF Inc. and Churchill Asset Management LLC

This Management Fee Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made on this 3rd day of May, 2022, by and between NC SLF Inc. (the “Company”) Churchill Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Investment Management Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Company is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Adviser entered into that certain Investment Advisory and Management Agreement, effective as of May 31, 2021 (the “Investment Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Adviser entered into that certain (i) Management Fee Waiver Agreement, effective as of November 3, 2021, pursuant to which the Adviser agreed to waive 100% of the management fee payable to the Adviser for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, and (ii) Management Fee Waiver Agreement, effective as of March 8, 2022, pursuant to which the Adviser agreed to waive 100% of the management fee payable to the Adviser for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Adviser have determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company to extend the term of the Prior Agreement pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Prior Agreement and waive management fees that may be payable by the Company to the Adviser under the Investment Management Agreement for the period set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:

(a)The Adviser hereby agrees to waive 100% of the management fee payable to the Adviser for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022.

(b)For the avoidance of doubt, the purpose of this Agreement is to provide the Company with a waiver in connection with the management fee payable by the Company to the Adviser for the period set forth in Section 1(a) of this Agreement and does not amend the calculation of the management fee as set forth in the Investment Management Agreement.  Other than the waiver granted herein by the Adviser, the terms of the Investment Management Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

(a)Term and Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become binding as of the date of its execution by the parties (the “Effective Date”). Upon the Effective Date, the terms of the Investment Management Agreement will remain in full force and effect, subject to the fee waiver set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect until June 30, 2022, unless extended by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Adviser.

(b)Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty: (i) by the Company upon 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser: (A) by the vote of the board of directors of the Company; or (ii) by the Adviser upon not less than 120 days’ written notice to the Company. This Agreement and the rights and duties of a party hereunder may not be assigned, including by operation of law, by a party without the prior consent of the other party and this Agreement automatically shall terminate in such event. The provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement.

Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at the address listed below or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 3:

            To the Company:

            Attn: John D. McCally, Vice President and Secretary

430 Park Avenue. 14th Floor

New York, NY 10022

            To the Adviser:

            

Attn: John D. McCally, General Counsel

430 Park Avenue. 14th Floor

New York, NY 10022

This Agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of the parties. This Agreement automatically shall terminate upon the dissolution of the Company.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties shall not have signed the same counterpart.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with laws of the State of Maryland and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, if any. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Maryland or any of the provisions herein conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, if any, the latter shall control.

 

This Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof.