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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2026 Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 814-01919 | | 33-6956497 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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155 North Wacker Drive, 35th Floor | | |
Chicago, Illinois | | 60606 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 258-8300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | | N/A | | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company x
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Distribution
On July 20, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund (the “Fund”) declared a distribution in the form of a dividend for its Class I common shares of beneficial interest (the “Class I Shares”) in the amount of $0.187 per share to shareholders of record as of the open of business on July 31, 2026, to be paid in cash on or about August 24, 2026. This distribution will be paid in cash or reinvested in the Class I Shares for shareholders participating in the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.
Net Asset Value
The net asset value per Class I Share as of June 30, 2026, as determined in accordance with valuation policies and procedures of Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), is $25.85. As of June 30, 2026, the Fund had total net asset value of approximately $105.4 million and had $117.0 million of principal debt outstanding, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 1.11x.
As of June 30, 2026, the Fund had no Class S common shares of beneficial interest (the “Class S Shares”) or Class D common shares of beneficial interest (the “Class D Shares”) outstanding.
Portfolio Update
As of June 30, 2026, the Fund had investments in 39 portfolio companies, having an aggregate fair value of approximately $217.1 million. As of June 30, 2026, 100% of the debt investments at fair value in the Fund’s portfolio were floating rate.
The following table shows the composition of the Fund’s investment portfolio at fair value and as percentage of the Fund’s total investments at fair value (in thousands) as of June 30, 2026:
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| June 30, 2026 |
| Fair Value: | | | |
| Senior secured loans | $ | 203,323 | | | 93.7 | % |
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| Equity investments | 13,768 | | | 6.3 | % |
| Total | $ | 217,091 | | | 100.0 | % |
The following table shows the Fund’s portfolio composition by industry at fair value and as percentage of the Fund’s total investments at fair value (in thousands) as of June 30, 2026:
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| June 30, 2026 |
| Fair Value: | | | |
| Automotive | $ | 8,121 | | | 3.7 | % |
| Banking | 1,665 | | | 0.8 | % |
| Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber | 6,990 | | | 3.2 | % |
| Construction & Building | 5,327 | | | 2.5 | % |
| Consumer Goods: Durable | 9,395 | | | 4.3 | % |
| Consumer Goods: Non-Durable | 9,929 | | | 4.6 | % |
| Containers, Packaging & Glass | 3,990 | | | 1.8 | % |
| Environmental Industries | 2,611 | | | 1.2 | % |
| FIRE: Finance | 8,930 | | | 4.1 | % |
| Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals | 37,759 | | | 17.4 | % |
| High Tech Industries | 38,327 | | | 17.7 | % |
| Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing | 8,938 | | | 4.1 | % |
| Retail | 1,266 | | | 0.6 | % |
| Services: Business | 48,725 | | | 22.4 | % |
| Services: Consumer | 9,331 | | | 4.3 | % |
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| Transportation: Cargo | 15,787 | | | 7.3 | % |
| Total | $ | 217,091 | | | 100.0 | % |
Status of Public Offering
The Fund is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $1.0 billion of its Class I Shares, Class S Shares and Class D Shares (the “Common Shares”), pursuant to a registered offering (the “Public Offering”). The following table lists the Common Shares issued in, and total consideration received in connection with, the Public Offering as of the date of this filing (through the July 1, 2026 subscription date). Additionally, the Fund has sold an aggregate of approximately 3,948,488 unregistered Class I Shares as part of private offerings to affiliates of the Adviser for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million.
The table below does not include Common Shares issued through the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan. The Fund intends to continue selling Common Shares in the Public Offering on a monthly basis.
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| Common Shares Issued | | Total Consideration
(in thousands) |
| Class I | 167,902 | | | $ | 4,319 | |
| Class S | — | | | — | |
| Class D | — | | | — | |
| Total Public Offering | 167,902 | | | $ | 4,319 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund |
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| Date: July 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher Lund |
| | Name: | Christopher Lund |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |