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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-046527
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210211
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001633336
		IRS NUMBER:				473162282
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-01132
		FILM NUMBER:		21645033

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-235-5971

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 17, 2021 (February 11, 2021) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-3162282</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">235-5900</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Common&nbsp;Stock,&nbsp;$0.001&nbsp;par&nbsp;value&nbsp;per&nbsp;share</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of class) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;17, 2021, Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), entered into a First Supplement and
Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement (the &#147;First Supplement&#148;) by and among the Company, the qualified institutional investors named therein (the &#147;Series 2021A Additional Purchasers&#148;), and, solely with respect to the amendments
reflected in Sections 5 and 7 of the First Supplement, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Sun Life Financial Trust, Inc. (collectively, the &#147;Initial Purchasers&#148;) governing the issuance of up to $135.0&nbsp;million in aggregate
principal amount of senior unsecured notes (the &#147;Series 2021A Notes&#148;). The First Supplement supplements the Note Purchase Agreement, dated July&nbsp;30, 2020 by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the &#147;Master Note
Purchase Agreement&#148; and together with the First Supplement, the &#147;Note Purchase Agreement&#148;) pursuant to which the Company previously issued $50.0&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.95% senior unsecured notes due
July&nbsp;30, 2020. The Series 2021A Notes have a fixed interest rate of 4.00% and will be due on February&nbsp;17, 2026 unless redeemed, purchased or prepaid prior to such date by the Company or its affiliates in accordance with their terms.
Interest on the Series 2021A Notes will be due semiannually. This interest rate is subject to increase (up to 6.95%) during any time that, subject to certain exceptions, the Series 2021A Notes do not have an investment grade rating of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> or better. The Series 2021A Notes will be issued in two closings on or before May&nbsp;17, 2021. The initial issuance of $50.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of Series 2021A Notes closed on
February&nbsp;17, 2021. The issuance of the remaining $85.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of notes is expected to occur on or before May&nbsp;17, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, the Company will be obligated to
offer to repay the Series 2021A Notes at par if certain change in control events occur. The Series 2021A Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank <I>pari passu</I> with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated
indebtedness issued by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company intends to use the net proceeds to repay certain indebtedness, which may include repaying
its remaining InterNotes<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> or repaying indebtedness outstanding under its debt facilities, and for other general corporate purposes. The Company may
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-borrow</FONT> under its debt facilities for general corporate purposes, which include investing in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary terms and conditions for senior unsecured notes issued in a private placement, including,
without limitation, affirmative and negative covenants such as information reporting, maintenance of the Company&#146;s status as a business development company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and a regulated
investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, minimum shareholders&#146; equity, minimum asset coverage ratio, minimum interest coverage ratio and prohibitions on certain fundamental changes of the Company. The Note
Purchase Agreement also contains customary events of default with customary cure and notice periods, including, without limitation, nonpayment, incorrect representation in any material respect, breach of covenant, cross-default under other
indebtedness of the Company or certain significant subsidiaries, certain judgements and orders, and certain events of bankruptcy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Series 2021A Notes were offered in reliance on Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) of Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The Series 2021A Notes have not and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities
laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The information on this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase the Series 2021A Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the copy of the First Supplement which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Off-Balance</FONT> Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure set forth
above under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;17, 2021, the Company issued a press release, included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and by this reference incorporated herein.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;11, 2021, the Company notified U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;) for the Company&#146;s
direct unsecured fixed interest rate obligations (collectively, the &#147;InterNotes<I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP></I>&#148;) that it intended to redeem all of its outstanding InterNotes<SUP
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STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP></I>&nbsp;bear interest at fixed interest rates ranging between 6.25% and 6.75% and offer a variety of maturities ranging between 2021 and 2022. On February&nbsp;15, 2021, Tranches 10, 11 and 12
of the InterNotes<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> matured and were repaid by the Company at par. At the time of such repayment, the outstanding principal amount on Tranche 10 was $2,165,000, Tranche 11 was $2,688,000, and
Tranche 12 was $548,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has informed the Trustee that it expects to redeem all of the remaining outstanding InterNotes<SUP
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Redemption is $11,017,000, consisting of : (i) Tranche 1: $1,331,000, (ii) Tranche 7: $87,000, (iii) Tranche 13: $1,744,000, (iv) Tranche 14: $872,000, (v) Tranche 15: $711,000, (vi) Tranche 16: $2,816,000, (vii) Tranche 17: $787,000, and
(viii)&nbsp;Tranche 18: $2,669,000. The price to be paid by the Company in connection with the Redemption is equal to 100% of the principal amount of the InterNotes<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> to be redeemed plus
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d138494dex101.htm">First Supplement and Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated February&nbsp;17, 2021, by and among Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. and the Purchasers signatory thereto.&#134;</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">E<SMALL>XECUTION</SMALL> C<SMALL>OPY</SMALL> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">C<SMALL>RESCENT</SMALL> C<SMALL>APITAL</SMALL> BDC, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">F<SMALL>IRST</SMALL> S<SMALL>UPPLEMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTE</SMALL>
P<SMALL>URCHASE</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dated as of February&nbsp;17, 2021 </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">$135,000,000 4.00% Series 2021A Senior Notes </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Due F<SMALL>EBRUARY</SMALL>&nbsp;17, 2026 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Los Angeles, CA 90025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Dated as of
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">February&nbsp;17, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the Series 2021A
Additional </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchaser(s) named in </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Schedule&nbsp;A hereto
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This First
Supplement and Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement (the <B>&#147;Supplement&#148;</B>) is among C<SMALL>RESCENT</SMALL> C<SMALL>APITAL</SMALL> BDC, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>., a Maryland corporation (the <B>&#147;Company&#148;</B>), the institutional
investors named on <B>Schedule</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;A</B> attached hereto (the <B>&#147;Series</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchasers&#148;</B>), and solely with respect to the amendments reflected in sections 5 and 7 hereof, the holders of
the Series 2020A Notes (as hereinafter defined). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to that certain Master Note Purchase Agreement dated
July&nbsp;30, 2020 (the <B>&#147;Note Purchase Agreement&#148;</B>) among the Company and the Purchasers listed on the Purchaser Schedule thereto pursuant to which the Company issued $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.95% Series 2020A
Senior Notes due July&nbsp;30, 2023 (the <B>&#147;Series 2020A Notes&#148;)</B>. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. Reference is further made to
Section&nbsp;4.17 of the Note Purchase Agreement which requires that, prior to the delivery of any Additional Notes, the Company and each Additional Purchaser shall execute and deliver a Supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby agrees with the Series 2021A Additional Purchaser(s) as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company has authorized the issue and sale of $135,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Series 2021A Senior Notes due
February&nbsp;17, 2026 (the <B>&#147;Series 2021A Notes&#148;</B>). The Series 2021A Notes, together with the Series 2020A Notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and each series of Additional Notes which may from time to time hereafter
be issued pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement, are collectively referred to as the <B>&#147;Notes&#148;</B> (such term shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 of the Note Purchase Agreement). The Series&nbsp;2021A Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit&nbsp;1 hereto with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the Series&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchaser(s)
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Agreement and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Series&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchaser, and each Series&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchaser agrees to purchase from the
Company, Series 2021A Notes in the principal amount set forth opposite such Series&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s name on Schedule&nbsp;A hereto at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof on such Series 2021A Closing Date (as defined
below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The sale and purchase of the Series&nbsp;2021A Notes to be purchased by each Series&nbsp;2021A Additional Purchaser shall
occur at the offices of Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, at 9:00 <SMALL>A</SMALL>.<SMALL>M</SMALL>. Chicago time, at not more than two closings (each individually a <B>&#147;Series 2021A Closing&#148;</B>
and, collectively, the <B>&#147;Series 2021A Closings&#148;</B>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The first Series 2021A Closing shall be held on February&nbsp;17,
2021 (the <B>&#147;First Series 2021A Closing Date&#148;</B>); <I>provided, however, </I>that the First Series 2021A Closing Date may be moved to such other Business Day thereafter on or prior to February&nbsp;19, 2021 as may be agreed upon by the
Company and the Additional Purchasers purchasing such Series 2021A Notes at such Series 2021A Closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The second Series 2021A
Closing shall be held on such Business Day as the Company shall designate (the <B>&#147;Second Series 2021A Closing Date&#148;</B>) by notice to each Additional Purchaser purchasing Series 2021A Notes at such Series 2021A Closing at least ten days
prior to the Second Series 2021A Closing Date; <I>provided, however, </I>that the Second Series 2021A Closing Date may not be later than May&nbsp;17, 2021 unless agreed upon by the Company and the Additional Purchasers purchasing such Series 2021A
Notes at such Series 2021A Closing (each of the First Series 2021A Closing Date and the Second Series 2021A Closing Date being a &#147;<B>Series 2021A Closing Date&#148;). </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At each Series 2021A Closing, subject to section 4 hereof and Section&nbsp;4 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company will deliver to each Series 2021A
Additional Purchaser the Series 2021A Notes to be purchased by such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser at such Series 2021A Closing in the form of a single Series&nbsp;2021A Note (or such greater number of Series 2021A Notes in denominations of at
least $100,000 as such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser may request) dated the date of such Series 2021A Closing and registered in such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s name (or in the name of such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s
nominee), against delivery by such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the
Company pursuant to the applicable funding instructions in Section&nbsp;4.10 of the Note Purchase Agreement. If, at a Series 2021A Closing, the Company shall fail to tender such Series 2021A Notes to any Series 2021A Additional Purchaser as provided
above in this <B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;3</B>, or any of the conditions specified in <B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4</B> shall not have been fulfilled to any Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s satisfaction, such Series 2021A Additional
Purchaser shall, at such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser may have by reason of such failure or
such nonfulfillment. </P>
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Series 2021A Notes to be sold to such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser at a Series 2021A Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#146;s satisfaction, prior to the Series 2021A Closing, of the conditions set
forth in Section&nbsp;4 of the Note Purchase Agreement with respect to the Series 2021A Notes to be purchased at such Series 2021A Closing as if each reference to &#147;2020A Notes&#148; or &#147;Notes,&#148; &#147;Closing&#148; and
&#147;Purchaser&#148; set forth therein was modified to refer to &#147;Series 2021A Notes,&#148; &#147;Series 2021A Closing&#148; and &#147;Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#148; (each as defined in this Supplement) and to the following additional
conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Except as supplemented, amended or superseded by the representations and warranties set forth in
<B>Exhibit A</B> hereto, each of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section&nbsp;5 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be correct as of the applicable Series 2021A Closing Date (except for representations and warranties
which apply to a specific earlier date which shall be true as of such earlier date or as of the date specified in Exhibit A to the extent such provision is superseded in Exhibit A) and the Company shall have delivered to each Series 2021A Additional
Purchaser an Officer&#146;s Certificate, dated the date of the applicable Series 2021A Closing Date certifying that such condition has been fulfilled. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Contemporaneously with each Series 2021A Closing, the Company shall sell to each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser, and
each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser shall purchase, the Series 2021A Notes to be purchased by such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser on such Series 2021A Closing Date as specified in <B>Schedule A</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) In the case of the Second Series 2021A Closing, the transactions contemplated herein with respect to the First Series 2021A
Closing shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, except to the extent of any failure of such transactions so to have been consummated that was caused by any failure of any Series 2021A Additional Purchaser to
perform its obligations hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The terms of Section&nbsp;8 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall apply to the Series&nbsp;2021A
Notes except that, Sections 8.2, 8.3 and 8.5 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;8.2.</B> <B>Optional Prepayments</B> (a)&nbsp;The Company may, at its option, upon notice as
provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, any Series of the Notes, in an amount not less than $1,000,000, in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, together with interest accrued
thereon to the date of such prepayment, <I>plus</I> the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount; <I>provided</I>, that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist, at any time on or
after the date that is six months prior to the Maturity Date of such Series of Notes the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay all or any part of such Series of Notes at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, together
with, in each case, accrued interest to the prepayment date. The Company will give each holder of the applicable Series of Notes written notice of each optional </P>
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prepayment under this Section&nbsp;8.2(a) not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the holders of more than 50% in
principal amount of the applicable Series of Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates) agree to another time period pursuant to Section&nbsp;17. Each such notice shall specify such date
(which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of such Series of Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each such Series of Notes held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.3),
and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Make-Whole</FONT>
Amount due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each
holder of the applicable Series Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section&nbsp;8.2 to the contrary, if and so long as any Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, any prepayment of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;8.2(a) shall be allocated among all of the Notes of all Series at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective
unpaid principal amounts thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;8.3.</B> <B>Allocation of Partial Prepayments</B>. In the
case of each partial prepayment of a Series of the Notes pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2(a), the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes of such Series at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as
practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;8.5.</B> <B>Purchase of Notes</B> The Company will not and will not permit any Controlled Entity
to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes of any Series except (a)&nbsp;upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes of such Series in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or
(b)&nbsp;pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or a Controlled Entity pro rata to the holders of all Notes of such Series at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions, <I>provided</I>, that if and so long as any Default
or </P>
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Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such written offer shall be made pro rata to the holders of all Notes of all Series outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any
such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 10 Business Days. If the holders of more than 20% of the principal amount of
the Notes of the applicable Series then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such Series of Notes of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of such Series of Notes of such
offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least five Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes of a particular Series acquired
by it or any Controlled Entity pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of such Series of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Series of Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. Each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in Section&nbsp;6 of the
Note Purchase Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof with respect to the purchase of the Series 2021A Notes by such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser as if each reference to &#147;2020A Notes&#148; or &#147;Notes,&#148; &#147;Series 2020A
Closing&#148; and &#147;Purchaser&#148; set forth therein was modified to refer to &#147;Series 2021A Notes,&#148; &#147;Series 2021A Closing&#148; and &#147;Series 2021A Additional Purchaser&#148; and each reference to &#147;this Agreement&#148;
therein was modified to refer to the Note Purchase Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The terms of Section&nbsp;7.5 of the
Note Purchase Agreement shall apply to the Series&nbsp;2021A Notes except that Schedule 7.5 shall be amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule 7.5 to this Supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The terms of Section&nbsp;10 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall apply to the Series&nbsp;2021A Notes except that Schedule 10.1 shall be
amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule 10.1 to this Supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. The Company and each Series 2021A Additional
Purchaser agree to be bound by and comply with the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement as fully and completely as if such Series 2021A Additional Purchaser were an original signatory to the Note Purchase Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. Each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Chapman and Cutler LLP shall, as such Series 2021A Additional
Purchaser&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,&nbsp;accept</FONT></FONT> on its behalf delivery of the Series&nbsp;2021A Notes to be purchased by such Series 2021A Additional
Purchaser at the applicable Series 2021A Closing set forth in Section&nbsp;3 hereof.&nbsp;Any person dealing with the Company may conclusively presume and rely upon the fact that any instrument acknowledging such delivery executed by such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> is authorized, regular and binding, without further inquiry. </P>
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the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New&nbsp;York, excluding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">choice-of-law</FONT></FONT> principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of
the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.&nbsp;Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.&nbsp;The parties agree to
electronic contracting and signatures with respect to this Supplement.&nbsp;Delivery of an electronic signature to, or a signed copy of, this&nbsp;Supplement by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission shall be fully binding on the parties
to the same extent as the delivery of the signed originals&nbsp;and shall be admissible into evidence for all purposes. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">A<SMALL>MERICAN</SMALL> R<SMALL>EPUBLIC</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">S<SMALL>UN</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>ANADA</SMALL>, acting through its Bermuda Branch</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Alec Svoboda</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Managing Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Private Fixed Income</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Russell Goldenberg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Russell Goldenberg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Private Fixed Income</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">S<SMALL>UN</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>ANADA</SMALL>, acting through its U.S. Branch</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ David Belanger</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">David Belanger</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Arthur Baril</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Arthur Baril</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senor Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">A<SMALL>MERICAN</SMALL> H<SMALL>EALTH</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> B<SMALL>ALTIMORE</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">E<SMALL>LECTRIC</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">I<SMALL>LLINOIS</SMALL> M<SMALL>UTUAL</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">K<SMALL>ENTUCKY</SMALL> E<SMALL>MPLOYERS</SMALL>&#146; M<SMALL>UTUAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> A<SMALL>UTHORITY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">M<SMALL>T</SMALL>. H<SMALL>AWLEY</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> </TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">N<SMALL>ATIONAL</SMALL> B<SMALL>ENEFIT</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager </P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">P<SMALL>EKIN</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager </P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">P<SMALL>ENN</SMALL> N<SMALL>ATIONAL</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITY</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John Petchler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">E<SMALL>MPIRE</SMALL> H<SMALL>EALTHCHOICE</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSURANCE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">F<SMALL>ARM</SMALL> B<SMALL>UREAU</SMALL> L<SMALL>IFE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSURANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Herman L. Riva</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp; Securities Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Russell Goldenberg</TD></TR>
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P<SMALL>URCHASERS</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Attached] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company represents and warrants to each Additional Purchaser that except as hereinafter set forth in this Exhibit A, each of the
representations and warranties set forth in Section&nbsp;5 of the Note Purchase Agreement (other than representations and warranties that apply solely to a specific earlier date which shall be true as of such earlier date and other than the Section
references hereinafter set forth) is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof with respect to the Series 2021A Notes with the same force and effect as if each reference to &#147;the Notes&#148; set forth herein or therein was
modified to refer to the &#147;Series 2021A Notes&#148; and each reference to &#147;this Agreement&#148; therein was modified to refer to the Note Purchase Agreement as supplemented by the Supplement. The Section references hereinafter set forth
correspond to the similar sections of the Note Purchase Agreement which are supplemented hereby: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.3.</B>
<B>Disclosure</B>. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule&nbsp;5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Series 2021A Additional Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to February&nbsp;5,
2021 in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and identified in Schedule 5.3 (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser being
referred to, collectively, as the &#147;Disclosure Documents&#148;), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances under which they were made. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since September&nbsp;30, 2019, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary except
changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Company that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth
herein or in the Disclosure Documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.4.</B> <B>Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries;
Affiliates</B>. (a)&nbsp;Schedule&nbsp;5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists as of the date of the First Series 2021A Closing of (i)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof,
the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and whether such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor, and
(ii)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s directors and senior officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.5.</B> <B>Financial Statements; Material
Liabilities</B>. The Company has delivered to each Series 2021A Additional Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related
schedules and notes, but excluding all financial projections, pro forma financial information and other forward-looking information) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods
involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> adjustments and lack of footnotes). </P>
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Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Series 2021A Notes or any substantially similar debt Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Series 2021A Notes or any substantially similar debt Securities from, or otherwise
approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than not more than 30 Institutional Investors, including the Series 2021A Additional Purchasers, each of which has been offered the Series 2021A Notes at a private sale for
investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Series 2021A Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the
registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.14.</B>
<B>Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.</B> The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Series 2021A Notes hereunder for the repayment of indebtedness and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries and as
otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Documents. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Series 2021A Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of
Regulation&nbsp;U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said
Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and the
Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms <B>&#147;margin stock&#148;</B> and <B>&#147;purpose of buying or carrying&#148;</B> shall
have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.15.</B> <B>Existing Indebtedness; Future
Liens.</B> (a)&nbsp;Except as described therein, Schedule&nbsp;5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2020, since which date there has been no Material
change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries. As of December&nbsp;31, 2020, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of
default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or
any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of
payment. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>S<SMALL>UBSIDIARIES</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>O<SMALL>WNERSHIP</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>UBSIDIARY</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Attached] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>F<SMALL>INANCIAL</SMALL> S<SMALL>TATEMENTS</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Attached] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>E<SMALL>XISTING</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDEBTEDNESS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
<SMALL>ITS</SMALL> S<SMALL>UBSIDIARIES</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Attached] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[F<SMALL>ORM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ERIES</SMALL> 2021A N<SMALL>OTE</SMALL>] </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4.00% S<SMALL>ERIES</SMALL> 2021A S<SMALL>ENIOR</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTE</SMALL> D<SMALL>UE</SMALL> F<SMALL>EBRUARY</SMALL>&nbsp;17, 2026 </B></P>
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C<SMALL>APITAL</SMALL> BDC, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. (herein called the <B>&#147;Company&#148;</B>), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [_____________________] D<SMALL>OLLARS</SMALL> (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on February&nbsp;17, 2026 (the <B>&#147;Maturity Date&#148;</B>), with interest (computed on the basis of a <FONT
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Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined), from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 17th day of February and August in each year, commencing with the February or August next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the
principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b)&nbsp;to the extent permitted by law, (x)&nbsp;on any overdue payment of interest and (y)&nbsp;during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue
payment of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Make-Whole</FONT> Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the Default Rate (as defined in the hereinafter defined Master Note Purchase Agreement), payable semiannually as aforesaid (or,
at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of, interest on and any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Make-Whole</FONT> Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of the Investment Adviser in New&nbsp;York, New&nbsp;York located on the date
hereof at 10 Hudson Yards, 41st Floor, New&nbsp;York, NY 10001 or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Master Note Purchase Agreement referred to below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (the <B>&#147;Notes&#148;</B>) issued pursuant to a Supplement to the Master Note Purchase
Agreement, dated July&nbsp;30, 2020 (as from time to time amended, the <B>&#147;Master Note Purchase Agreement&#148;</B>), among the Company, the Purchasers named therein and Additional Purchasers of Notes from time to time issued pursuant to any
Supplement to the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note and the holder hereof are entitled equally and ratably with the holders of all other Notes of all series from time to time outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement to all the benefits
provided for thereby or referred to therein. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;20 of the Master Note Purchase Agreement and
(ii)&nbsp;made the representation set forth in Section&nbsp;6.2 of the Master Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Master Note
Purchase Agreement. </P>
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surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will
be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and
for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note and the holder hereof are entitled
equally and ratably with the holders of all of the Notes to the rights and benefits provided pursuant to the terms and provisions of each Subsidiary Guarantee (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), if any. Reference is hereby made
to the foregoing for a statement of the nature and extent of the benefits for the Notes afforded thereby and the rights of the holders of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note
Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or
otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Make-Whole</FONT> Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement. </P>
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2026 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LOS ANGELES&#151;February 17, 2021&#151;Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;Crescent BDC,&#148; or &#147;our&#148;)
(NASDAQ: CCAP) announced today that it has agreed to issue $135&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) by entering into a first supplement (the &#147;First Supplement&#148;) to its
Note Purchase Agreement dated July&nbsp;30, 2020 (the &#147;Note Purchase Agreement&#148;). The Notes will be issued in two closings. The initial issuance of $50&nbsp;million of Notes closed today, February&nbsp;17, 2021, and the issuance of the
remaining $85&nbsp;million of Notes is expected to occur on or before May&nbsp;17, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company also announced that on February&nbsp;15, 2021, it repaid $5.4&nbsp;million of its outstanding InterNotes<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> at par, and has informed the trustee for the InterNotes<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> that it expects to redeem all of the remaining outstanding InterNotes<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> on or shortly after March&nbsp;19, 2021. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will mature on February&nbsp;17, 2026 and may be
redeemed in whole or in part, at Crescent BDC&#146;s option, at any time or from time to time at par plus a &#147;make-whole&#148; premium, if applicable. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering to repay outstanding debt and for
general corporate purposes. Except as set forth in the Supplement, the Notes have the same terms as the unsecured notes that the Company previously issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the supplements thereto, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are very pleased to announce this debt offering, which was supported by existing and new debt investors whom we would like to welcome as long-term
partners,&#148; said Jason Breaux, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent BDC. &#147;The offering improves Crescent BDC&#146;s financial flexibility and funding profile and allows us to continue to pursue attractive new investment opportunities.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the Notes or
any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo acted as exclusive placement agent for the Company in connection with the Notes offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Crescent BDC </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Crescent BDC&nbsp;is a business
development company that seeks to maximize the total return of its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to middle market companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth
prospects. Crescent BDC utilizes the extensive experience, origination capabilities and disciplined investment process of Crescent Capital Group LP (&#147;Crescent&#148;).&nbsp;Crescent BDC is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, a
subsidiary of Crescent. Crescent BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. For more information about Crescent BDC, visit&nbsp;http://crescentbdc.com. However, the contents of such
website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Crescent is a global credit investment manager with approximately $30&nbsp;billion of assets under management. For nearly 30 years, the firm has focused on
below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, and private senior, unitranche, and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered
in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, and London and more than 180 employees globally. For more information about Crescent, visit www.crescentcap.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daniel
McMahon </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">daniel.mcmahon@crescentcap.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-364-0149</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements included herein may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; which relate to future events or our future performance or financial
condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and conditions may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result
of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Crescent BDC undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein. </P>
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