Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Trinity Capital Inc. (“Trinity Capital” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a specialty lending company focused on providing debt, including loans, equipment financings and asset based lending, to growth-oriented companies, including institutional investor-backed companies. Trinity Capital was formed on August 12, 2019 as a Maryland corporation and commenced operations on January 16, 2020. Prior to January 16, 2020, Trinity Capital had no operations, except for matters relating to its formation and organization as a business development company (“BDC”).

Trinity Capital is an internally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Trinity Capital has elected to be treated, currently qualifies, and intends to continue to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

On September 27, 2019, Trinity Capital was initially capitalized with the issuance of 10 shares of its common stock for $150 to its sole stockholder.

On January 16, 2020, Trinity Capital completed a private offering of shares of its common stock (the “Private Common Stock Offering”) pursuant to which it issued and sold 8,333,333 shares of its common stock for total aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $125.0 million, inclusive of an over-allotment option that was exercised in full on January 29, 2020.

Concurrent with the initial closing of the Private Common Stock Offering, the Company completed a private debt offering (the “144A Note Offering” and together with the Private Common Stock Offering, the “Private Offerings”), pursuant to which it issued and sold $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s unsecured 7.00% Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), inclusive of the over-allotment option that was exercised in full on January 29, 2020.

On January 16, 2020, Trinity Capital completed a series of transactions, the Private Offerings, and the acquisition of Trinity Capital Investment, LLC, Trinity Capital Fund II, L.P. (“Fund II”), Trinity Capital Fund III, L.P., Trinity Capital Fund IV, L.P., and Trinity Sidecar Income Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “Legacy Funds”) through mergers of the Legacy Funds with and into Trinity Capital as well as Trinity Capital’s acquisition of Trinity Capital Holdings, LLC (“Trinity Capital Holdings”) (collectively, the “Formation Transactions”).

Trinity Capital’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on January 29, 2021, under the symbol “TRIN” in connection with its initial public offering of shares of its common stock (“IPO”).

On December 5, 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with certain funds and accounts managed by a specialty credit manager to co-manage Senior Credit Corp 2022 LLC (the “JV”), a Delaware limited liability company. The JV invests in secured loans and equipment financings to growth-oriented companies that have been originated by the Company. Refer to “Note 12 – Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

On March 16, 2023, the Company formed an unconsolidated wholly owned subsidiary, Trinity Capital Adviser LLC (“Adviser Sub”), a Delaware limited liability company. The Company was granted exemptive relief by the SEC that permits the Company to organize, acquire, wholly own and operate the Adviser Sub as an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Adviser Act”). The Adviser Sub may provide investment advisory and related services to one or more investment vehicles (the “Adviser Funds”) with ownership by one or more unrelated third-party investors and receive fee income for such services. Refer to “Note 12 – Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

On June 28, 2024, the Company and a specialty credit manager funded a portion of their respective capital commitments to commence operations of a credit fund, EPT 16 LLC (“EPT 16”), a Delaware limited liability company. EPT 16 has acquired and intends to acquire, hold and, as applicable, dispose of investments that have been originated by the Company. Refer to “Note 12 – Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6, 10 and 12 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial results included herein contain all adjustments, consisting solely of normal accruals, considered necessary for the fair statement of the results for the interim period included herein. The current period’s consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for the year. The interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2025. As an investment company, the Company follows accounting and reporting guidance determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), in Accounting Standards Codification, as amended (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”).

Principles of Consolidation

Under ASC 946, the Company is precluded from consolidating portfolio company investments, including those in which it has a controlling interest, unless the portfolio company is another investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if the Company holds a controlling interest in an operating company that provides all or substantially all of its services directly to the Company or to its portfolio companies. None of the portfolio investments made by the Company qualify for this exception. Therefore, the Company’s investment portfolio is carried on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities at fair value, as discussed further in “Note 3 - Investments,” with any adjustments to fair value recognized as “Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company’s consolidated operations include the activities of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Trinity Funding 1, LLC (“TF1”), and TrinCap Funding, LLC (“TCF”). TF1 was formed on August 14, 2019, as a Delaware limited liability company with Fund II as its sole equity member. On January 16, 2020, in connection with the Formation Transactions, Trinity Capital acquired TF1 through Fund II and became a party to, and assumed, a credit agreement with Credit Suisse AG (the “Credit Suisse Credit Facility”) through TF1 which matured on January 8, 2022 in accordance with its terms. TCF was formed on August 5, 2021, as a Delaware limited liability company with Trinity Capital as its sole equity member for purposes of securing lending in conjunction with a credit agreement with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) (such credit facility, as amended, the “KeyBank Credit Facility”). TF1 and TCF are special purpose bankruptcy-remote entities and are separate legal entities from Trinity Capital. Any assets conveyed to TF1 or TCF are not available to creditors of the Company or any other entity other than TF1’s or TCF’s respective lenders. TF1 and TCF are consolidated for financial reporting purposes and in accordance with GAAP, and the portfolio investments held by these subsidiaries, if any, are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and recorded at fair value. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. As part of the Formation Transactions, Trinity Capital acquired 100% of the equity interests of Trinity Capital Holdings. There has been no activity in Trinity Capital Holdings since acquisition.

As permitted under Regulation S-X and consistent with the guidance in ASC 946-810-45-3, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than an investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. The Company does not consolidate the Adviser Sub because it is not an investment company as defined in ASC 946 and provides investment advisory services exclusively to the Adviser Funds with ownership by one or more unrelated third-party investors ("External Parties"). The Company does not consolidate the JV or EPT 16 as the Company does not hold a majority of the ownership or economic interests of such entities, and the Company's representatives do not comprise the majority of the board of managers of the JV. Pursuant to ASC 946, the Adviser Sub, JV, and EPT 16 are each accounted for as a portfolio investment of the Company held at fair value and are not included as a consolidated subsidiary in the Company's financial statements. Refer to “Note 12 – Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

In accordance with Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, as amended, the Company must determine which of its unconsolidated controlled subsidiaries, if any, are considered “significant subsidiaries.” In evaluating these unconsolidated controlled subsidiaries, there are two significance tests utilized per Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X to determine if any of the Company’s investments or unconsolidated controlled subsidiaries are considered significant: the investment test and the income test. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s investments or unconsolidated controlled subsidiaries met either of these two significance tests.