BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS REPORTS PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on November 17, 2022 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

Key Highlights:

Commenting on the quarter, Christina Emery, President, stated, "During the third quarter, Barings continued to drive origination flow into quality, 1st lien senior secured middle-market investments. When constructing portfolios, we focus on investing in high-quality businesses that are leaders in their space and offer defensive characteristics that will allow them to perform through economic cycles. The increase in net investment income is a function of both the sound credit quality of the portfolio and rising base rates."

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Trust reported total investment income of $7.8 million, net investment income of $5.9 million, or $0.29 per share, and a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $7.3 million, or $0.36 per share.

Net asset value ("NAV") per share as of September 30, 2022 was $16.59, as compared to $16.46 as of June 30, 2022. The increase in NAV per share was primarily attributable to net investment income exceeding the Trust's quarterly dividend by $0.05 per share and net unrealized appreciation of $0.17 per share, partially offset by net realized losses of $0.10 per share.

On October 3, 2022, the Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share payable on November 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2022.  This represents an increase of $0.02 per share or 8.3% over the previous dividend of $0.24 per share.

The next scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held on December 15, 2022.

Recent Portfolio Activity

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Trust made six new investments totaling $6.1 million and 15 add-on investments in existing portfolio companies totaling $3.0 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Trust had one term loan repaid at par and had three loans that were sold or repaid at less than par. The Trust realized a net loss on these transactions totaling $2.7 million. Finally, the Trust realized a gain on one equity investment totaling $0.2 million.

Liquidity and Capitalization

As of September 30, 2022, the Trust had cash of $11.2 million and $44.0 million of borrowings outstanding. The Trust had unfunded commitments of $18.0 million as of September 30, 2022

Net Capital Gains

The Trust realized net capital losses of $2.1 million or $0.10 per share during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Trust realized net capital gains of $0.4 million or $0.02 per share.

About Barings Corporate Investors

Barings Corporate Investors is a closed-end management investment company advised by Barings LLC.  Its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol ("MCI").

About Barings LLC

Barings is a $338+ billion* global investment manager sourcing differentiated opportunities and building long-term portfolios across public and private fixed income, real estate, and specialist equity markets. With investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, aims to serve its clients, communities and employees, and is committed to sustainable practices and responsible investment. Learn more at www.barings.com.

*Assets under management as of September 30, 2022

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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

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