UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Your Vote Counts! 2024 Annual Meeting Vote by May 27, 2024 11:59 PM ET You invested in NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM, EDT. Vote Virtually at the Annual Meeting* May 28, 2024 12:30 PM, EDT Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NCDL2024 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V44009-P08290 NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. 375 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10152 NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. Get informed before you vote View the Notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and the Annual Report on Form 10-K online at www.ProxyVote.com, OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 14, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. Voting Items Board Recommends V44010-P08290 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES For The election of the following persons as directors, who will each serve as a director of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. until 2027, or until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified. Class I directors (term ending at the Annual Meeting): 01) Michael Perry 02) David Kirchheimer 03) Kenneth Miranda NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.