Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund

Item 8.01. Other Events. Distribution On October 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 October 31, 2026, to be paid in cash on or about November 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 September 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 $26.13. As of September 30, 2026, the Fund had total net asset value of approximately $109.9 million and had $107.2 million of principal debt outstanding, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 0.98x. As of September 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 September 30, 2026, the Fund had investments in 38 portfolio companies, having an aggregate fair value of approximately $211.5 million. As of September 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 September 30, 2026: September 30, 2026 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Fair Value: Senior secured loans $196,537 92.9% Equity investments 14,930 7.1% Total $211,467 100.0% 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 September 30, 2026: September 30, 2026 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Fair Value: Automotive $ 8,334 3.9% Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 6,961 3.3% Construction & Building 5,200 2.5% Consumer Goods: Durable 11,800 5.6% Consumer Goods: Non-Durable 10,503 5.0% Containers, Packaging & Glass 3,980 1.9% Environmental Industries 2,678 1.3% FIRE: Finance 9,379 4.4% Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals 32,678 15.4% High Tech Industries 38,726 18.3% Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing 8,938 4.2% Retail 1,266 0.6% Services: Business 45,158 21.4% Services: Consumer 9,312 4.4% Transportation: Cargo 16,554 7.8% Total $ 211,467 100.0% 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 October 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 285,353 $ 7,387 Class S — — Class D — — Total Public Offering 285,353 $ 7,387