[1]	Some or all of the investment is or will be encumbered as security for the Company's $1.1 billion senior secured credit facility with ING Capital LLC initially entered into in February 2019 (as amended, restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the "February 2019 Credit Facility").
[2]	Some or all of the investment is or will be encumbered as security for the Company's senior secured credit facility with ING Capital LLC.
[3]	Debt investment includes interest rate floor feature.
[4]	The fair value of the investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
[5]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month LIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.75471%.
[6]	Investment is not a qualifying investment as defined under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Non-qualifying assets represent 26.0% of total investments at fair value as of September 30, 2022. Qualifying assets must represent at least 70% of total assets at the time of acquisition of any additional non-qualifying assets. If at any time qualifying assets do not represent at least 70% of the Company's total assets, the Company will be precluded from acquiring any additional non-qualifying asset until such time as it complies with the requirements of Section 55(a).
[7]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month SONIA, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.22510%.
[8]	Investment was purchased as part of the Sierra Acquisition and is part of the Sierra Reference Portfolio for purposes of the Sierra Credit Support Agreement.
[9]	Non-accrual investment.
[10]	Fair value as a percentage of net assets.
[11]	Investment is non-income producing.
[12]	All debt investments are income producing, unless otherwise noted. Barings BDC, Inc’s (the “Company”) external investment adviser, Barings LLC (“Barings” or the “Adviser”), determines in good faith whether the Company’s investments were valued at fair value in accordance with a valuation policy and processes established by the Adviser, which have been approved by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, all debt investments are variable rate investments unless otherwise noted. Index-based floating interest rates are generally subject to a contractual minimum interest rate. A majority of the variable rate loans in the Company's investment portfolio bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to LIBOR, EURIBOR, BBSY, STIBOR, CDOR, SOFR, SONIA, SARON, NIBOR, BKBM or an alternate Base Rate (commonly based on the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate), which typically reset semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan.
[13]	All of the Company’s portfolio company investments (including joint venture investments), which as of September 30, 2022 represented 189.9% of the Company’s net assets, are subject to legal restrictions on sales. The acquisition date represents the date of the Company's initial investment in the relevant portfolio company.
[14]	Debt investment includes interest rate floor feature.
[15]	The fair value of the investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
[16]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.20913%.
[17]	Fair value as a percentage of net assets.
[18]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month SOFR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.99102%.
[19]	Investment is not a qualifying investment as defined under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Non-qualifying assets represent 25.7% of total investments at fair value as of December 31, 2021. Qualifying assets must represent at least 70% of total assets at the time of acquisition of any additional non-qualifying assets. If at any time qualifying assets do not represent at least 70% of the Company's total assets, the Company will be precluded from acquiring any additional non-qualifying asset until such time as it complies with the requirements of Section 55(a).
[20]	All debt investments are income producing, unless otherwise noted. Eclipse Business Capital, LLC, Ferrellgas L.P., Kano Laboratories LLC, Thompson Rivers LLC and Waccamaw River LLC equity investments are income producing. All other equity and any equity-linked investments are non-income producing. The Board determined in good faith that all investments were valued at fair value in accordance with the Company's valuation policies and procedures and the 1940 Act, based on, among other things, the input of the Company's external investment adviser, Barings, the Company’s Audit Committee and independent valuation firms that have been engaged to assist in the valuation of the Company's middle-market investments. In addition, all debt investments are variable rate investments unless otherwise noted. Index-based floating interest rates are generally subject to a contractual minimum interest rate. A majority of the variable rate loans in the Company's investment portfolio bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to LIBOR, EURIBOR, GBP LIBOR, BBSY, STIBOR, CDOR, SOFR, SONIA or an alternate Base Rate (commonly based on the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate), which typically reset semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan.
[21]	All of the Company’s portfolio company investments (including joint venture investments), which as of December 31, 2021 represented 242.7% of the Company’s net assets, are subject to legal restrictions on sales. The acquisition date represents the date of the Company's initial investment in the relevant portfolio company.
[22]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month EURIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 1.17300%.
[23]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month BBSY, which as of September 30, 2022 was 2.70750%.
[24]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month SOFR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.04205%.
[25]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.10125%.
[26]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month LIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 4.23200%.
[27]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.33875%.
[28]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month EURIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 1.80900%.
[29]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month LIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.14271%.
[30]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was -0.57200%.
[31]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month GBP LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.26225%.
[32]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month SONIA, which as of September 30, 2022 was 4.12810%.
[33]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month SONIA, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.49870%.
[34]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month SONIA, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.33830%.
[35]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was -0.54600%.
[36]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month BBSY, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.56880%.
[37]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month BBSY, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.06770%.
[38]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month STIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 1.72500%.
[39]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month STIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was -0.00050%.
[40]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 Month GBP LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.47363%.
[41]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month SOFR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.59329%.
[42]	Investment was purchased as part of the MVC Acquisition and is part of the MVC Reference Portfolio for purposes of the MVC Credit Support Agreement.
[43]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of September 30, 2022 was 6.25000%.
[44]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month SONIA, which as of September 30, 2022 was 2.25330%.
[45]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month SOFR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.09125%.
[46]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month CDOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 4.20000%.
[47]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month CDOR, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.51750%.
[48]	Investment was purchased as part of the MVC Acquisition and is part of the MVC Reference Portfolio for purposes of the MVC Credit Support Agreement.
[49]	Non-accrual investment.
[50]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month BBSY, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.06310%.
[51]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month EURIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 0.67900%.
[52]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month BKBM, which as of September 30, 2022 was 3.64000%.
[53]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month NIBOR, which as of September 30, 2022 was 2.70000%.
[54]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 Month BBSY, which as of December 31, 2021 was 0.01500%.
[55]	The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 Month SARON, which as of September 30, 2022 was 0.43653%.
[56]	In 2017, MVC received $5.7 million of 9.5% second lien callable notes due in 2025, in lieu of an escrow to satisfy any indemnification claims associated with MVC’s sale of its equity investment in U.S. Gas & Electric ("U.S. Gas"). Effective January 1, 2018, the cost basis of the U.S. Gas second lien loan was decreased by approximately $3.0 million due to a working capital adjustment. This loan is still subject to indemnification adjustments.
[57]	In 2017, MVC received $5.7 million of 9.5% second lien callable notes due in 2025, in lieu of an escrow to satisfy any indemnification claims associated with MVC’s sale of its equity investment in U.S. Gas. Effective January 1, 2018, the cost basis of the U.S. Gas second lien loan was decreased by approximately $3.0 million due to a working capital adjustment. This loan is still subject to indemnification adjustments.

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