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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-020573
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			New Mountain Finance Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001496099
		IRS NUMBER:				272978010
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00832
		FILM NUMBER:		22621699

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2127300200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	New Mountain Guardian Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100706
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operational planning for a global asset manager and its SEC registered investment advisers and served as the designated Chief Compliance
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: February&#160;11, 2022</P>

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