Current Report · Items 1.01, 2.03, 9.01 · 8-K
Runway Growth Finance Corp.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Underwriting Agreement On September 24, 2026, Runway Growth Finance Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, Runway Growth Capital LLC and Oppenheimer & Co.…
Filed Sep 25, 2026Accepted Sep 25, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTCIK 1653384Accession 0001193125-26-402956
Company context
Runway Growth is a specialty finance company focused on providing flexible capital solutions to late- and growth-stage companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Runway Growth is a closed-end investment fund that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Runway Growth is externally managed by Runway Growth Capital LLC, an affiliate of BC Partners Advisors L.P., and led by industry veterans David Spreng and Michael Rovner. For more information, please visit www.runwaygrowth.com.
Current securities
Historical securities (1)
Registered securities in this filing
Runway Growth Finance Corp. · 8-K · Filed 2026-09-25
As filed in this accession. Current/historical status below comes from the governed listing record; the cover itself remains exact to this filing.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- COMMON
- Status
- Current
Filing context
Context: C_fe3dc5af-ae94-4828-a7f8-a2d8415aef62
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7.50% Notes due 2027
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- DEBT
- Status
- Current
Filing context
Context: C_c3d25394-2626-4f50-92e7-0141a434173c
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7.25% Notes due 2031
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- DEBT
- Status
- Current
Filing context
Context: C_21068528-6c02-4d23-a6c5-d10254e9d3e1
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9.00% Notes due 2027
- Symbol
- SWKHL
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- DEBT
Filing context
Context: C_4cc3e9d6-1a6d-443c-8d93-b31495550824
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Accession 000119312526402956 · 4 registered-security cover members
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Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement
On September 24, 2026, Runway Growth Finance Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, Runway Growth Capital LLC and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., as representative of each of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, in connection with the issuance and sale of $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.75% Notes due 2031 (the “Offering”). The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on October 1, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $6.8 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes to cover overallotments, if any.
The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (Registration No. 333-284781) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 23, 2026 and a final prospectus supplement dated September 24, 2026. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03Item 2.03 - Creation of Direct Financial Obligation
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.