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): September 29, 2023
Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-56412 | | 88-6187397 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY | | 10022 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 478-9200
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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Net Asset Value
In accordance with Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) valuation policy, the Fund intends to sell its shares on the first business day of each month at an offering price that it believes reflects the net asset value (“NAV”) per share at the end of the preceding month. The table below sets forth the public offering price for the Fund’s Class I shares of beneficial interest, which is approximately equal to its NAV per share.
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| NAV as of August 31, 2023 |
| Class I shares | $24.56 |
As of August 31, 2023, the Fund’s aggregate NAV was approximately $285.0 million, the fair value of its investment portfolio was $407.5 million, and it had $131.8 million in secured borrowings outstanding. For Class I shareholders, the Fund generated a 0.85% and 2.70% total net return for the 1-month and 3-months ended August 31, 2023, respectively, a 7.25% total net return for the period beginning January 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023, and a 8.80%1 total net return for the period beginning March 30, 2022 (date on which Class I shares were issued) to August 31, 2023.
Distributions
On September 29, 2023, the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board”) declared a regular distribution for Class I shares of beneficial interest in the amount of $0.25 per share. The distribution is payable to Class I shareholders of record as of September 30, 2023 and the payment date is on October 27, 2023.
Portfolio Update
As of August 31, 2023, the Fund had debt investments and equity investments in 86 portfolio companies with an aggregate of $413.6 million (at cost) and an average position size of 1.04%.2 The portfolio companies had a weighted average annual EBITDA of $65 million.3 As of August 31, 2023, the Fund’s investments consisted of 76.18% first-lien term loans, 10.49% second-lien debt investments, 11.73% mezzanine debt investments, and 1.60% equity investments (at fair value). As of August 31, 2023, on a fair value basis, 81.71% of the Fund's debt investments bear interest at a floating rate and approximately 18.29% of the Fund's debt investments bear fixed rates. As of August 31, 2023, the weighted average yield on the debt and income producing investments at fair value was 11.80%.
1 Returns are annualized for periods longer than one year.
2 Average position size (committed par amount and cost of equity) is calculated as a percentage of contributed capital and total size of the credit facility.
3 These calculations include all private debt investments and exclude quoted assets. Amounts are weighted based on fair market value of each respective investment as of its most recent valuation, which are derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial statements.
The industry composition of the Fund’s portfolio as a percentage of fair value as of August 31, 2023 was as follows:
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| Industry | | August 31, 2023 |
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| Automotive | | 0.95 | % |
| Banking, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate | | 0.92 | % |
| Beverage, Food & Tobacco | | 8.83 | % |
| Capital Equipment | | 3.71 | % |
| Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber | | 4.01 | % |
| Construction & Building | | 5.00 | % |
| Consumer Goods: Durable | | 4.20 | % |
| Consumer Goods: Non-Durable | | 6.95 | % |
| Containers, Packaging & Glass | | 4.20 | % |
| Energy: Oil & Gas | | 5.30 | % |
| Environmental Industries | | 3.47 | % |
| Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals | | 7.90 | % |
| High Tech Industries | | 3.44 | % |
| Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing | | 1.56 | % |
| Services: Business | | 17.94 | % |
| Services: Consumer | | 7.36 | % |
| Sovereign & Public Finance | | 0.94 | % |
| Telecommunications | | 1.66 | % |
| Transportation: Cargo | | 2.66 | % |
| Utilities: Electric | | 0.63 | % |
| Wholesale | | 8.37 | % |
| Total | | 100.00 | % |
The Fund's top ten portfolio companies as of August 31, 2023 were as follows:
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| Portfolio Company | | Industry | | Position Size 2 |
| Supply One | | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber | | 1.98 | % |
| Class Valuation | | Services: Business | | 1.95 | % |
| Kofile | | Services: Business | | 1.90 | % |
| Spice World | | Beverage, Food & Tobacco | | 1.90 | % |
| Revision Skincare | | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable | | 1.89 | % |
| Service Express | | Services: Business | | 1.85 | % |
| Abrasive Products and Equipment (AP&E) | | Energy: Oil & Gas | | 1.72 | % |
| Pacur | | Containers, Packaging & Glass | | 1.53 | % |
| Fortune International LLC | | Beverage, Food & Tobacco | | 1.36 | % |
| NearU | | Services: Consumer | | 1.30 | % |
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve comparable investment results, or that any targeted returns will be met.
The information presented above is based on the determination of Churchill Asset Management LLC, in its capacity as the Board's valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”), as of August 31, 2023 and remains subject to the review and oversight by the Board to determine that the Valuation Designee selected and consistently applied the appropriate valuation methodologies in connection with the Valuation Designee's determination of the fair value of the Fund's portfolio securities. Consequently, the data set forth in the Fund’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 may differ from this information, and any such differences may be material. In addition, the information presented above does not include all of the information regarding our financial condition and results of operations that may be important to investors. As a result, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the information presented above.
Neither PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, nor any other independent accountants, have audited, reviewed, compiled or performed procedures with respect to the financial data contained herein. Accordingly, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP does not express an opinion or any form of assurance with respect thereto and assumes no responsibility for, and disclaims any association with, this information.
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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| | Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund |
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| Date: September 29, 2023 | By: | | /s/ Kenneth J. Kencel |
| | | | Kenneth J. Kencel Chief Executive Officer and President |
