Company: NMFCZ
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 40-APP/A
Source: 0001104659-25-035141
Chunk: 18

Company: New Mountain Finance Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 40-APP/A
Chunk 18
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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

700 Sixth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

(202) 383-0100

anneoberndorf@eversheds-sutherland.com</div>

B. Authorizations

The filing of this Application for the Order
sought hereby and the taking of all acts reasonably necessary to obtain the relief requested herein was authorized by the Board of each
Existing Regulated Fund pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board. Copies of the resolutions are provided below.

Pursuant to Rule 0-2(c), Applicants hereby
state that each Existing Regulated Fund and Existing Affiliated Fund have authorized to cause to be prepared and to execute and file
with the Commission this Application and any amendment thereto for an order pursuant to Section 57(i) and Rule 17d-1 permitting
certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) and Rule 17d-1. The person executing the
Application on behalf of the Applicants being duly sworn deposes and says that he has duly executed the Application for and on behalf
of the applicable entity listed; that he is authorized to execute the Application pursuant to the terms of an operating agreement, management
agreement or otherwise; and that all actions by members, directors or other bodies necessary to authorize each such deponent to execute
and file the Application have been taken.

The Applicants have caused this Application to
be duly signed on their behalf on the 15th day of April, 2025.

| New                              
 Mountain Finance Corporation     |                     |
| By:                              | /s/                 
 Joseph W. Hartswell |
| Name:                            | Joseph              
 W. Hartswell        |
| Title:                           | Chief               
 Compliance Officer  |
| NMF                              
 SLF I, Inc.                      |                     |
| By:                              | /s/                 
 Joseph W. Hartswell |
| Name:                            | Joseph              
 W. Hartswell        |
| Title:                           | Chief               
 Compliance Officer  |
| New                              
 Mountain Guardian IV BDC, L.L.C. |                     |
| By:                              | /s/                 
 Joseph W. Hartswell |
| Name:                            | Joseph              
 W. Hartswell        |
| Title:                           | Chief               
 Compliance Officer  |

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| New                                      
 Mountain Guardian IV Income Fund, L.L.C. |