Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund

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: June 30, 2026 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Fair Value: Senior secured loans $203,323 93.7% 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: 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% 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. Common Shares Issued Total Consideration (in thousands) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Class I 167,902 $ 4,319 Class S — — Class D — — Total Public Offering 167,902 $ 4,319