Barings Bdc, Inc. · NYSE:BBDC

Barings Bdc — Q3 2025 Earnings Presentation

25 slides from Barings Bdc's earnings presentation, Nov 7, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Barings BDC, Inc. Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Presentation

    NOVEMBER 7, 2025 Barings BDC, Inc. Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Important Information & Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    Important Information & Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Cautionary Notice: Certain statements contained in this presentation are "forward-looking" statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda 3Q 2025 HIGHLIGHTS (LLOYD) ERIC LLOYD Summary points of the quarter MATTHEW FREUND BARINGS BDC MARKET UPDATE & INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (FREUND & HIGH) BRYAN HIGH Update on the portfolio performance ELIZABETH MURRAY BARINGS BDC FINANCIALS (MURRAY) A walk through the balance sheet, income statemen

  4. Slide 4: Barings Overview

    BARINGS OVERVIEW $470+ Billion Who We Are ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT Barings is a global asset External AUM by Region1 management firm that works AMERICAS 47% EMEA 25% ASIA PACIFIC 28% with institutional, insurance and intermediary clients to provide excess returns across public and private markets in

  5. Slide 5: Diverse Capital Base

    Diverse Capital Base A diversified capital base ensures a continuous flow of dry powder from various sources BDC Franchise Separately MassMutual Managed GIA Accounts Barings Direct Lending Platform Manages Over $53BN 1 Commingled Balance Funds Sheet CLOs Source: Barings data as of September 30, 2025

  6. Slide 6: Barings Targets the Core Middle Market

    Barings Targets the Core Middle Market Barings BDC is focused on Sponsor-Backed, Senior Secured, Core Middle Market Loans that deliver an attractive illiquidity premium, balanced with strong control and collateral protection. Low Illiquidity Premium High Public Credit Private Credit Often Rarely Som

  7. Slide 7: Barings BDC Franchise

    Sponsor Backed Investments Barings BDC Franchise What is it? Financing the Typical Terms operating companies of issuers • <50% Loan to Value Owned by Private Equity • Maintenance Covenants firms • EBITDA between $15 and Private credit expertise delivering $75 million comprehensive exposure to the As

  8. Slide 8: Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

    Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Net asset value (NAV) Total originations during the as of September 30, quarter were $149 million, NET ASSET 2025, was $11.10 per ORIGINATIONS while sales and repayments VALUE share as compared to totaled $230 million, for net $11.18 per share as of repayments of $81 mi

  9. Slide 9: Selected Financial Highlights

    Selected Financial Highlights Balance Sheet Highlights 3Q 2025 2Q 2025 1Q 2025 4Q 2024 3Q 2024 Investment Portfolio, at Fair Value $2,536.3 $2,623.9 $2,571.2 $2,449.3 $2,416.7 Total Debt Outstanding (Principal) $1,629.1 $1,572.3 $1,522.3 $1,463.6 $1,372.8 Total Net Assets (Equity) $1,166.8 $1,175.8

  10. Slide 10: Portfolio Highlights

    Portfolio Highlights Senior Secured Focus $2.54B 333 1% PORTFOLIO SIZE ISSUER COUNT 4% First Lien 17% Second Lien Mezzanine 3% 75% 92% Equity 5% Structured JV SECURED DEBT FLOATING RATE 70% 593 BPS 9.9% Diversified Industry Exposure WEIGHTED AVERAGE YIELD Services: Business SPREAD Banking & Finance

  11. Slide 11: Portfolio Composition

    Portfolio Composition Investment Portfolio by Issuer Investment Portfolio Strategy1 • Barings BDC maintains a highly diversified portfolio, with the top • BBDC’s existing investments are substantially consistent with our issuer accounting for 6% of exposure and the top 10 issuers long-term strategy,

  12. Slide 12: Portfolio Composition Trends

    Portfolio Composition Trends Consistent Focus on Secured Investments Active Rotation to Barings Originated Loans • Barings BDC has consistently been comprised largely of secured • Barings BDC is driving towards a portfolio focused on investments. When accounting for the look-through exposure of secu

  13. Slide 13: Risk Rating Trends

    1 Issuer performing materially above expectations Risk Rating Trends 2 Issuer performing consistent with expectations Non-Accruals comprise approximately 0.8% of the portfolio Fair Value as of September 30, 2025 3 Issuer performing modestly below expectations (0.4% of fair value of portfolio not cov

  14. Slide 14: Sierra Credit Support Agreement

    Sierra Credit Support Agreement What is the Credit Support Agreement (CSA)? What is the impact to NAV related to the Sierra CSA? The CSA is a form of manager support between Barings LLC and BBDC The Sierra CSA is an asset to shareholders and the quarterly change is an offset to created in connection

  15. Slide 15: BBDC & Barings Focus on Shareholders

    BBDC & Barings Focus on Shareholders BBDC’s manager, Barings, owns ~13% of the outstanding stock of BBDC, but the alignment is demonstrated in numerous ways INCENTIVE FEE HURDLE RATE CREDIT SUPPORT AGREEMENT Hurdle Rate $100 8.50% 8.00% • BBDC Hurdle Rate: 8.25% 7.50% • Barings made a commitment to

  16. Slide 16: BBDC Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share Bridge

    BBDC Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share Bridge BBDC’s NAV per share decreased in 3Q25 to $11.10 (September 30, 2025) from $11.18 (June 30, 2025), a decrease of 0.8%, driven primarily by unrealized and realized losses on Investments/CSA/FX, partially offset by overearning the quarterly and special divid

  17. Slide 17: BBDC Income Statement

    BBDC Income Statement (In thousands, except share and per share data) 3Q25 2Q25 1Q25 4Q24 3Q24 Investment income: Interest income $48,808 $50,217 $45,620 $50,140 $51,663 Dividend income 14,177 14,593 10,742 11,084 9,841 Fee and other income 4,004 4,880 3,573 5,360 4,289 Payment-in-kind interest inco

  18. Slide 18: BBDC Balance Sheet

    BBDC Balance Sheet Debt-to-equity as of September 30, 2025, was 1.40x, or 1.26x after adjusting for unrestricted cash and foreign currencies and net unsettled transactions September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 Assets: Investments at fair value: Non-Cont

  19. Slide 19: BBDC Debt Summary and Maturity Profile

    BBDC Debt Summary and Maturity Profile Consistent Leverage Varied Counterparties Available Liquidity Maturity Ladder Targeted leverage range of 0.9x – Relationships with 15+ banks across Access to ample liquidity via Well-diversified ladder of maturities 1.25x (1.26x as of quarter-end) which corpora

  20. Slide 20: BBDC Dividends Declared Per Share

    BBDC Dividends Declared Per Share $0.35 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.30 Barings BDC declared a $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.26 $0.25 $0.26 $0.26 4Q 2025 dividend of $0.24 $0.25 $0.25 $0.26 per share, showing 10 consecutive quarters of $0.20 a stable 0.26 regular dividend $0.15 $0.10 $0.05 $0

  21. Slide 21: Appendix

    Appendix

  22. Slide 22: Reconciliation of Debt-to-Net Debt & Calculation of Net Debt-to-Equity Ratio

    Reconciliation of Debt-to-Net Debt & Calculation of Net Debt-to-Equity Ratio September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 Total debt (principal) $1,629,071 $1,572,313 $1,522,268 $1,463,590 $1,372,851 minus: Unrestricted cash and foreign currencies (70,308) (44

  23. Slide 23: Barings BDC Corporate Data

    Barings BDC Corporate Data BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENT TEAM RESEARCH COVERAGE GENERAL Eric Lloyd Eric Lloyd BofA Securities Corporate Headquarters Executive Chairman & CEO of BBDC, Chief Executive Officer (Current) Derek Hewett 300 South Tryon Street President of Barings (415) 676-3518 Suite 2500

  24. Slide 24: Important Information

    Important Information Barings LLC, Barings Securities LLC, Barings (U.K.) Limited, Barings Australia Pty Ltd, Barings Australia Property Pty Ltd, Gryphon Capital Investments Pty Ltd Barings Japan Limited, Baring Asset Management Limited, Baring International Investment Limited, Baring Fund Managers

  25. Slide 25: Barings

    BARINGS Investing Together PUBLIC & PRIVATE FIXED INCOME | REAL ESTATE | SPECIALIST EQUITIES

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