New Mountain Finance Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

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Reports Second Quarter Adjusted Net Investment Income 1 of $0.26 per Share and Declares a Third Quarter Distribution of $0.25 per Share NEW YORK, August 03, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) ("New Mountain," "New Mountain Finance" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter and Recent Highlights 2 Management Comments on Second Quarter Performance "Our second quarter results reflect stable NAV and solid credit performance across the portfolio," said Steven B. Klinsky, NMFC Chairman and New Mountain Capital CEO. "We believe NMFC remains undervalued, with a dividend yield of 15% based on Friday's closing share price. Our insider ownership now represents 18% of shares outstanding, demonstrating our confidence in the Company's long-term value." John R. Kline, NMFC CEO, added: "During the second quarter, NMFC improved its portfolio composition through a reduction in non-accruals. Looking ahead, we remain focused on our strategic priorities which include selling certain equity positions, reducing PIK income and increasing portfolio diversification." Portfolio and Investment Activity 4 As of June 30, 2026, the Company's NAV2 was $1,028.2 million and its portfolio had a fair value of $2,295.5 million of investments in 113 portfolio companies, with a weighted average YTM at Cost6 of approximately 11.1%. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company originated $73.3 million of investments7, offset by $61.0 million of repayments7 and $43.4 million of sales. Portfolio and Asset Quality NMFC's mandate is to primarily target businesses in the middle market that, consistent with New Mountain's private equity platform, are high quality, defensive growth companies in industries that are well-researched by New Mountain. The Company's focus is on defensive growth businesses that generally exhibit the following characteristics: (i) acyclicality, (ii) sustainable secular growth drivers, (iii) niche market dominance and high barriers to competitive entry, (iv) recurring revenue and strong free cash flow, (v) flexible cost structures and (vi) seasoned management teams. Portfolio Industry Composition based on Fair Value 8 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 the Company's original investment strategy. As described more fully in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the portfolio monitoring procedures are designed to provide a simple, yet comprehensive analysis of the Company's portfolio companies based on their operating performance and underlying business characteristics, which in turn forms the basis of its Risk Rating. The Risk Rating is expressed in categories of Green, Yellow, Orange and Red with Green reflecting an investment that is in-line with or above expectations and Red reflecting an investment performing materially below expectations. The following table shows the Risk Rating of the Company's portfolio companies as of June 30, 2026: As of June 30, 2026, most of the investments in the Company's portfolio had a Green Risk Rating, with the exception of thirteen portfolio companies that had a Yellow Risk Rating, seven portfolio companies that had an Orange Risk Rating and one portfolio company had a Red Risk Rating. The following table shows the Company's investment portfolio composition as of June 30, 2026: Liquidity and Capital Resources As of June 30, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $64.8 million and total statutory debt outstanding of $1,192.5 million5. The Company's statutory debt to equity was 1.16x (or 1.11x net of available cash) as of June 30, 2026. Additionally, the Company's wholly-owned SBIC subsidiaries had $169.3 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $668.5 million of available capacity on its Holdings Credit Facility, NMFC Credit Facility and Unsecured Management Company Revolver. Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call New Mountain Finance Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. To participate in the live earning conference call, please use the following dial-in numbers or visit the audio webcast link. To avoid any delays, please join at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available for one year following the call. To access the earnings webcast replay please visit the New Mountain Investor Relations website . For additional details related to the quarter ended June 30, 2026, please refer to the New Mountain Finance Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and the supplemental investor presentation which can be found on the Company's website at http://www.newmountainfinance.com . ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: NMFC) is focused on providing direct lending solutions to U.S. upper middle market companies backed by top private equity sponsors. Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of senior secured loans and select junior capital positions, to growing businesses in defensive industries that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our differentiated investment approach leverages the deep sector knowledge and operating resources of New Mountain Capital, a global investment firm with approximately $60 billion of assets under management. ABOUT NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL New Mountain Capital ("NMC") is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages private equity, credit and net lease investment strategies with approximately $60 billion in assets under management. New Mountain seeks out what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies. For more information on New Mountain Capital, please visit http://www.newmountainfinance.com . FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements", which relate to our future operations, future performance or our financial condition. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in base interest rates and significant volatility on our business, portfolio companies, our industry and the global economy. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or factors that are beyond our control. New Mountain Finance Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein, except as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the time of this press release. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803224246/en/ Contacts New Mountain Finance Corporation Investor Relations Laura C. Holson, Authorized Representative [email protected] (212) 220-3505

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