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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-Q**

 

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| **x** | **Quarterly   Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange   Act of 1934** |
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**For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2011**

 
| **o** | **Transition   Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange   Act of 1934** |
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**Commission File Number: 814-00832**

 

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**NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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| **Delaware**                              | ** ** | **27-2978010**           |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of |       | (I.R.S. Employer    |
| incorporation or organization)            |       | Identification No.) |
|                                      |       |                     |
| **787 Seventh Avenue**                    | ** ** | ** **               |
| **48****th**** Floor**               | ** ** | ** **               |
| **New York, N.Y.**                        | ** ** | **10019**                |
| (Address of principal executive offices)  |       | (Zip Code)               |

 

**(212) 730-0300**

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

| Large accelerated filer o |   | Accelerated filer o              |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
|                                     |   |                                       |
| Non-accelerated filer x             |   | Smaller Reporting Company o |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value outstanding as of November 14, 2011 was 10,697,691.

 

 

 

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**NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION**

 

**FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

 
| ** **                                    | ** **                                                                                                                                                                             | ** ** | **PAGE**   |
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| ** **                                    | ** **                                                                                                                                                                             | ** ** | ** ** |
| **PART I. FINANCIAL   INFORMATION** |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1          |
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| Item 1.                                  | Financial Statements                                                                                                                                                                   |       | 1          |
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                   |       |       |
|                                          | Statement   of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited)                                                                                                        |       | 1          |
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|                                          | Statement of   Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and from   May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011   (unaudited) |       | 2          |
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|                                          | Statement   of Changes in Net Assets from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations)   to September 30, 2011 (unaudited)                                                      |       | 3          |
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                   |       |       |
|                                          | Statement of Cash   Flows from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to   September 30, 2011 (unaudited)                                                                 |       | 4          |
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|                                          | Notes to the Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                                                                                          |       | 5          |
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|                                          | Report of   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                                              |       | 12         |
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| Item 2.                                  | Management’s   Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                                                           |       | 13         |
| Item 3.                                  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market   Risk                                                                                                                           |       | 18         |
| Item 4.                                  | Controls and   Procedures                                                                                                                                                              |       | 18         |
| Appendix A                                    | New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C Form 10-Q                                                                                                                                  |       | A-1        |
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| **PART II. OTHER   INFORMATION**    |                                                                                                                                                                                   | II-1       |
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| Item 1.                                  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                                                      |       | II-1       |
| Item 1A.                                 | Risk Factors                                                                                                                                                                           |       | II-1       |
| Item 2.                                  | Unregistered   Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                                                                          |       | II-1       |
| Item 3.                                  | Defaults   upon Senior Securities                                                                                                                                                      |       | II-1       |
| Item 4.                                  | Reserved                                                                                                                                                                               |       | II-1       |
| Item 5.                                  | Other Information                                                                                                                                                                      |       | II-1       |
| Item 6.                                  | Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                               |       | II-2       |
|                                          | Signatures                                                                                                                                                                             |       | II-4       |

 

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**PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1.**    **Financial Statements**

 

**New Mountain Finance Corporation**

 

**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| **Assets**                                                                                  |   |        |        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|-------------|
| Investment in New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C., at fair value (cost of $144,355,856) |   | $           | 142,518,067 |   |
| **Total assets**                                                                            |   | $           | 142,518,067 |   |
|                                                                                        |   |        |        |
| **Net assets**                                                                              |   |        |        |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 10,697,691   shares issued and outstanding          |   | 106,977     |        |
| Paid in capital in excess of par                                                            |   | 144,248,879 |        |
| Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation                                                  |   | (1,837,789  | )           |
| **Total net assets**                                                                        |   | $           | 142,518,067 |   |
| Number of shares outstanding                                                                |   | 10,697,691  |        |
| **Net asset value per share**                                                               |   | $           | 13.32       |   |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Corporation**

 

**Statement of Operations**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                                                              | ** ** | **Three months ended   September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **From May 19, 2011   (commencement of   operations) to   September 30, 2011** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Net investment income allocated   from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                                        |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| Interest income                                                                                                         |       | $                                                               | 5,141,579  |                                                                                                              | $          | 7,565,172 |   |
| Other income                                                                                                            |       | 71,906                                                          |       | 177,827                                                                                                           |       |
| Total expenses                                                                                                          |       | (1,753,053                                                      | )          | (2,698,438                                                                                                        | )          |
| **Net investment income allocated   from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                                        |       | 3,460,432                                                       |       | 5,044,561                                                                                                         |       |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| **Realized and unrealized gain   (loss) allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                          |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                                           |       | 485,301                                                         |       | 346,214                                                                                                           |       |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments                                                   |       | (7,839,038                                                      | )          | (7,458,377                                                                                                        | )          |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| **Realized and unrealized gain   (loss) allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                          |       | (7,353,737                                                      | )          | (7,112,163                                                                                                        | )          |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| **Total net decrease in net assets   resulting from operations allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C.** |       | (3,893,305                                                      | )          | (2,067,602                                                                                                        | )          |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. resulting from public offering price  |       | —                                                          |       | 6,220,520                                                                                                         |       |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| **Net (decrease) increase in net   assets resulting from operations**                                                   |       | $                                                               | (3,893,305 | )                                                                                                                 | $          | 4,152,918 |   |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                                                            |       |                                                                                                              |       |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share                                                                                         |       | $                                                               | (0.36      | )                                                                                                                 | $          | 0.39 |   |
| Weighted average shares of common stock   outstanding - basic (See Note 8)                                              |       | 10,697,691                                                      |       | 10,697,691                                                                                                        |       |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share                                                                                       |       | $                                                               | (0.36      | )                                                                                                                 | $          | (0.19 | ) |
| Weighted average shares of common stock   outstanding - diluted (See Note 8)                                            |       | 30,919,629                                                      |       | 30,919,629                                                                                                        |       |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Corporation**

 

**Statement of Changes in Net Assets**

**from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| **Increase (decrease) in net assets   resulting from operations allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C.:**    |   |        |        |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|-------------|
| Net investment income                                                                                                        |   | $           | 5,044,561   |   |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                                                |   | 346,214     |        |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments                                                        |   | (7,458,377  | )           |
| **Total net decrease in net assets   resulting from operations allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C.**      |   | (2,067,602  | )           |
|                                                                                                                         |   |        |        |
| **Unrealized appreciation   (depreciation) in New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. resulting from public   offering price** |   | 6,220,520   |        |
| **Total net increase in net assets   resulting from operations**                                                             |   | 4,152,918   |        |
|                                                                                                                         |   |        |        |
| **Capital transactions**                                                                                                     |   |        |        |
| Proceeds from shares sold                                                                                                    |   | 129,864,996 |        |
| Deferred offering costs allocated from New Mountain   Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                               |   | (3,998,597  | )           |
| Contributions from exchanged shares                                                                                          |   | 18,489,457  |        |
| Dividends paid                                                                                                               |   | (5,990,707  | )           |
| **Total net increase in net assets   resulting from capital transactions**                                                   |   | 138,365,149 |        |
|                                                                                                                         |   |        |        |
| **Net increase in net assets**                                                                                               |   | 142,518,067 |        |
| **Net assets at beginning of period**                                                                                        |   | —      |        |
| **Net assets at end of period**                                                                                              |   | $           | 142,518,067 |   |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Corporation**

 

**Statement of Cash Flows**

**from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| **Cash flows from operating   activities:**                                                                                            |   |         |       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------|------------|
|                                                                                                                                   |   |         |       |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from   operations                                                                                 |   | $            | 4,152,918  |   |
| Adjustments to reconcile net (increase) decrease   in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating   activities: |   |         |       |
| Net investment income allocated from New Mountain   Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                                           |   | (5,044,561   | )          |
| Total realized and unrealized loss (gain)   allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                       |   | 7,112,163    |       |
| Unrealized (appreciation) depreciation in New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. resulting from public offering price                 |   | (6,220,520   | )          |
| **(Increase) decrease in operating   assets:**                                                                                         |   |         |       |
| Purchase of investment                                                                                                                 |   | (129,864,996 | )          |
| Distributions from New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C.                                                                             |   | 5,990,707    |       |
| **Net cash flows used in operating   activities**                                                                                      |   | (123,874,289 | )          |
|                                                                                                                                   |   |         |       |
| **Cash flows from financing   activities:**                                                                                            |   |         |       |
| Proceeds from shares sold                                                                                                              |   | 129,864,996  |       |
| Dividends paid                                                                                                                         |   | (5,990,707   | )          |
| **Net cash flows provided by   financing activities**                                                                                  |   | 123,874,289  |       |
| **Net increase (decrease) in cash   and cash equivalents**                                                                             |   | —       |       |
| **Cash and cash equivalents at the   beginning of the period**                                                                         |   | —       |       |
| **Cash and cash equivalents at the   end of the period**                                                                               |   | $            | —     |   |
|                                                                                                                                   |   |         |       |
| **Non-cash financing activities:**                                                                                                     |   |         |       |
| New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. exchange of   Operating Company units for shares                                                  |   | $            | 18,489,457 |   |
| Deferred offering costs allocated from New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                                         |   | $            | (3,998,597 | ) |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Corporation**

 

**Notes to the Financial Statements**

**As of September 30, 2011 and for the period from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 

**1.****                         ****Formation and Business Purpose**

 

New Mountain Finance Corporation (“New Mountain Finance”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010.  New Mountain Finance is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  As such, the Company is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  New Mountain Finance intends to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2011.

 

On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, the Company sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital (defined as New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates) in a separate private placement.  New Mountain Finance entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (the “Operating Company”), pursuant to which New Mountain Finance was admitted as a member of the Operating Company and acquired from the Operating Company, with the gross proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent private placement, common membership units (“units”) of the Operating Company (the number of units are equal to the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock sold in the IPO and the concurrent private placement).

 

New Mountain Finance is a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its only business and sole asset is its ownership of units of the Operating Company.  The Operating Company is externally managed and has elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.  As such, the Operating Company is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  The Operating Company intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes for so long as it has at least two members.  The Operating Company, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008.  Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital.  In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments.  New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.  In connection with New Mountain Finance’s IPO and through a series of transactions, the Operating Company owns all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

 

This structure was designed to generally prevent New Mountain Finance from being allocated taxable income in respect of unrecognized gains in the Predecessor Entities’ assets, with the result that any distributions made to New Mountain Finance’s stockholders that are attributable to such gains generally will not be treated as taxable dividends.

 

Guardian AIV was the parent of the Operating Company prior to the IPO and, as a result of the transactions completed in connection with the IPO, obtained units in the Operating Company.  Guardian AIV contributed its units in the Operating Company to its newly formed subsidiary, New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation (“AIV Holdings”), in exchange for common stock of AIV Holdings.  AIV Holdings has the right to exchange all or any portion of its units in the Operating Company for shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.  At September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of the Operating Company.

 

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The diagram below depicts our current organizational structure.

 

 

The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the Operating Company by the sourcing and origination of debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, notes, bonds and mezzanine securities.  In some cases, the Operating Company’s investments may also include equity interests.  The primary focus is in the debt of defensive growth companies, which are defined as generally exhibiting the following characteristics: (i) sustainable secular growth drivers, (ii) high barriers to competitive entry, (iii) high free cash flow after capital expenditure and working capital needs, (iv) high returns on assets and (v) opportunities for niche market dominance.

 

**2.****                         ****Summary of Significant Accounting Policies**

 

***Basis of accounting*** — The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The Company does not consolidate the Operating Company.  New Mountain Finance applies investment company master-feeder financial statement preparation, as described in Accounting Standards Codification 946, *Financial Services — Investment Companies,* (“ASC 946”) to its interest in the Operating Company (or the “Master Fund”).  New Mountain Finance observes that it is industry practice to follow the presentation prescribed for a Master Fund-Feeder fund structure in ASC 946 in instances in which a Master Fund is owned by more than one feeder fund and that such presentation provides stockholders of New Mountain Finance with a clearer depiction of its investment in the Master Fund.  The Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing and should be read in conjunction with that of New Mountain Finance.

 

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Interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period, have been included.  The current period’s results of operations will not necessarily be indicative of results that ultimately may be achieved for the period ending December 31, 2011.

 

***Investments —***New Mountain Finance is a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its sole asset is its ownership in the Operating Company.  New Mountain Finance’s investment in the Operating Company is carried at fair value and represents the pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Operating Company as of the applicable reporting date.  New Mountain Finance values its ownership interest on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

***Cash and cash equivalents***—******Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

 

***Revenue, Expenses, and Capital Gains (Losses)*** — At each quarterly valuation date, the Operating Company’s investment income, expenses, net realized gains (losses), and net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are allocated to New Mountain Finance based on its pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Operating Company.  This is recorded on New Mountain Finance’s Statement of Operations.  New Mountain Finance used the proceeds from its IPO and concurrent private placement to purchase units in the Operating Company at $13.75 per unit (its IPO price per share).  At the IPO date, $13.75 per unit represented a discount to the actual net asset value per unit of the Operating Company.  As a result, New Mountain Finance experienced immediate unrealized appreciation on its investment in the Operating Company equal to the difference between the cost of $13.75 per unit and the actual net asset value per unit.  This unrealized appreciation is shown separately on the Statement of Operations of New Mountain Finance.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

All expenses, including those of New Mountain Finance, are paid and recorded by the Operating Company, and allocated to New Mountain Finance based on pro-rata ownership interest.  In addition, the Operating Company paid all of the offering costs related to the IPO.  New Mountain Finance has recorded its portion of the offering costs as a direct reduction to net assets and the cost of its investment in the Operating Company.

 

***Income taxes — ***New Mountain Finance intends to elect to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code commencing with its taxable year ending on December 31, 2011.  As a RIC, the Company will not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of taxable income and gains timely distributed to stockholders; therefore, no provision for income taxes has been recorded.

 

To qualify as a RIC, the Company is required to meet certain income and asset diversification tests in addition to distributing at least 90.0% of its investment company taxable income and net capital gains, as defined by the Code.  Since federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes.

 

The Company will be subject to a 4.0% nondeductible federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless the Company distributes, in a timely manner as required by the Code, an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98.0% of its net ordinary income earned for the calendar year and (2) 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 in the calendar year.

 

The Company has adopted the Income Taxes topic of the Codification (“ASC 740”).  ASC 740 provides guidance for how uncertain income tax positions should be recognized, measured, and disclosed in the financial statements.  Based on its analysis, the Company has determined that the adoption of ASC 740 did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial statements.

 

***Dividends*** — Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the record date as set by the Company’s board of directors.  New Mountain Finance and the Operating Company are required to take certain actions in order to maintain, at all times, a one-to-one ratio between the number of units held by New Mountain Finance and the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock outstanding.  In addition, in order for New Mountain Finance to pay a dividend or other distribution to holders of its common stock, it must be accompanied by a prior distribution by the Operating Company to all of its unit holders.  The Operating Company intends to make distributions to its unit holders that will be sufficient to enable New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings to pay quarterly distributions to its stockholders and to obtain and maintain its status as a RIC.  New Mountain 

 

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Finance intends to distribute approximately all of its portion of the Operating Company’s adjusted net investment income on a quarterly basis and substantially all of its portion of the Operating Company’s taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment in units of the Operating Company.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

New Mountain Finance has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides on behalf of its stockholders for reinvestment of any distributions declared, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash.  Cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock will be automatically reinvested by New Mountain Finance into additional units of the Operating Company.

 

New Mountain Finance applies the following in implementing the dividend reinvestment plan.  If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is greater than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, New Mountain Finance will use only newly issued shares to implement its dividend reinvestment plan.  Under such circumstances, the number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by the market price per share of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the distribution payment date.  Market price per share on that date will be the closing price for such shares on the NYSE or, if no sale is reported for such day, the average of their electronically reported bid and asked prices.  If New Mountain Finance uses newly issued shares to implement the plan, New Mountain Finance will receive, on a one-for-one basis, additional units of the Operating Company in exchange for cash distributions that are reinvested in shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock under the dividend reinvestment plan.

 

If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is less than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, New Mountain Finance will either issue new shares or instruct the plan administrator to purchase shares in the open market to satisfy the additional shares required.  Shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a stockholder based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market.  The number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock to be outstanding after giving effect to payment of the distribution cannot be established until the value per share at which additional shares will be issued has been determined and elections of New Mountain Finance’s stockholders have been tabulated.

 

***Use of estimates*** — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and other metrics used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ from the estimates used, and the differences could be material.

 

**3.****                         ****Agreements**

 

On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, of the Operating Company pursuant to which New Mountain Finance was admitted as a member of the Operating Company and agreed to acquire from the Operating Company a number of units of the Operating Company equal to the number of shares of common stock outstanding of New Mountain Finance.

 

The Operating Company entered into an Investment Management Agreement with New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”).  Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Operating Company.  For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from the Operating Company, consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Operating Company have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) under which the Administrator provides administrative services.  The Administrator oversees New Mountain Finance’s, AIV Holdings’ and the Operating Company’s financial records, prepares reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, generally monitors the payment of New Mountain Finance’s, AIV Holdings’ and the Operating Company’s expenses, and watches the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others.  The Operating Company will reimburse the Administrator for New Mountain Finance’s, AIV Holdings’ and the Operating Company’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations to New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Operating Company under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  During the first year of operations, the Operating Company has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million.

 

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New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, have also entered into a Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the New Mountain and the New Mountain Finance names.  Under the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, subject to certain conditions, New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, will have a right to use the New Mountain and the New Mountain Finance names, for so long as the Investment Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the investment adviser of the Operating Company.  Other than with respect to this limited license, New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, will have no legal right to the New Mountain and the New Mountain Finance names.

 

**4.****                         ****Regulation**

 

New Mountain Finance intends to elect to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.  In order to qualify as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90.0% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each year.  The Company, among other things, intends to make and continue to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from United States (“U.S.”) federal, state, and local income taxes (excluding excise taxes which may be imposed under the Code).

 

Additionally, as a business development company, both New Mountain Finance and the Operating Company must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70.0% of its total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions).

 

**5.****                         ****Related Parties**

 

New Mountain Finance has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

 

·                  Together, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own all the outstanding units of the Operating Company.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of the Operating Company.

·                  The Operating Company has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

·                  New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Operating Company have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  The Operating Company reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  During the first year of operations, the Operating Company has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million. See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

·                  New Mountain Finance and the Operating Company have adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of their respective officers and directors. These officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by the 1940 Act, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

·                  New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

 

Concurrently with the IPO, New Mountain Finance sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

 

**6.****                         ****Commitments and Contingencies**

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which may provide general indemnifications.

 

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**7.****                         ****Stockholders’ Equity**

 

The table below illustrates the effect of certain transactions on our capital accounts:

 
| ** **                                                                          | ** ** | ** **            | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | **Paid in Capital** | ** ** | ** **              | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Total**  | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|-------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                          | ** ** | **Common Stock** | ** ** | **in Excess**  | ** ** | **Dividends**                 | ** ** | **Net Unrealized** | ** ** | **Stockholders’** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                          | ** ** | **Shares**            | ** ** | **Par Amount** | ** ** | **of Par**               | ** ** | **Paid**                | ** ** | **Appreciation**       | ** ** | **Equity** | ** ** |
|                                                                                |       |                  |       |                |       |                          |       |                    |       |                   |       |       |       |
| Balance   at December 31, 2010                                                 |       | —                |       | $                   | —     |                          | $          | —                  |       | $                      |       |       | $          | — |   | $ | — |   |
|                                                                                |       |                  |       |                |       |                          |       |                    |       |                   |       |       |       |
| Issuances   of common stock in the IPO (1)                                          |       | 7,272,727             |       | 72,727              |       | 99,927,269                    |       | —                  |       | —                 |       | 99,999,996 |       |
| Issuances   of common stock in private placement (2)                                |       | 2,172,000             |       | 21,720              |       | 29,843,280                    |       | —                  |       | —                 |       | 29,865,000 |       |
| Issuances   of common stock to New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. (3)        |       | 1,252,964             |       | 12,530              |       | 18,476,927                    |       | —                  |       | —                 |       | 18,489,457 |       |
| Deferred   offering costs allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. |       | —                |       | —              |       | (3,998,597                    | )          | —                  |       | —                 |       | (3,998,597 | )          |
| Dividends   paid                                                                    |       | —                |       | —              |       | —                        |       | (5,990,707              | )          | —                 |       | (5,990,707 | )          |
| Net   increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations          |       | —                |       | —              |       | —                        |       | —                  |       | 4,152,918              |       | 4,152,918  |       |
|                                                                                |       |                  |       |                |       |                          |       |                    |       |                   |       |       |       |
| Balance   at September 30, 2011                                                |       | 10,697,691            |       | $                   | 106,977    |                          | $          | 144,248,879             |       | $                      | (5,990,707 | )          | $          | 4,152,918 |   | $ | 142,518,067 |   |

 

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(1)  On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced its IPO of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.

(2)  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, the Company sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

(3)  On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance issued 1,252,964 shares of common stock to New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. for their respective ownership interest in the Predecessor Entities.

 

**8.****                         ****Earnings Per Share**

 

The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net increase in stockholders’ equity per share resulting from operations for the period May 19, 2011 to September 30, 2011:

 
| ** **                                             | ** **   | **Three months ended** | ** **   | **May 19, 2011 (commencement**                     | ** **   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| ** **                                             | ** **   | **September 30, 2011** | ** **   | **of operations) to September 30, 2011** | ** **   |
| *** ***                                           | *** *** | *** ***                     | *** *** | *** ***                                                      | *** *** |
| Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share:         |         | $                                | (3,893,305   | )                                                                 | $            | 4,152,918 |   |
| Denominator for basic weighted average share:          |         | 10,697,691                       |         | 10,697,691                                                        |         |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share:                       |         | $                                | (0.36        | )                                                                 | $            | 0.39 |   |
| Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share   (a): |         | $                                | (11,252,850  | )                                                                 | $            | (5,975,999 | ) |
| Denominator for diluted weighted average share   (b):  |         | 30,919,629                       |         | 30,919,629                                                        |         |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share:                     |         | $                                | (0.36        | )                                                                 | $            | (0.19 | ) |

 

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(a) Includes full income at the Operating Company for the period.  Does not include unrealized appreciation in the Operating Company resulting from the IPO.

(b) Assumes AIV Holdings exchanges its units in the Operating Company for public shares of New Mountain Finance on May 19, 2011 (see Note 1, *Formation and Business Purpose*)

 

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**9.****        ****Financial Highlights**

 

The following information sets forth the financial highlights for the period May 19, 2011 to September 30, 2011.  The ratios to average net assets have been annualized.

 
| ** **                                                                                                              | ** ** | **Period Ended**            | ** **  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
| ** **                                                                                                              | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** **  |
| Per share data:                                                                                                         |       |                             |        |
| Net asset value, beginning of period                                                                                    |       | $                                | 13.50       |   |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting   from operations allocated from New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.: |       |                             |        |
| Net investment income                                                                                                   |       | 0.47                             |        |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)                                                                                 |       | (0.67                            | )           |
| Total net decrease                                                                                                      |       | (0.20                            | )           |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                             |        |
| Unrealized appreciation in New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. resulting from public offering price                 |       | 0.58                             |        |
| Dividends paid                                                                                                          |       | (0.56                            | )           |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                             |        |
| Net asset value, end of period                                                                                          |       | $                                | 13.32       |   |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                             |        |
| Total Return (a)                                                                                                        |       | (1.70                            | )%          |
|                                                                                                                    |       |                             |        |
| Average net assets for the period                                                                                       |       | $                                | 148,525,653 |   |
| Ratio to average net assets:                                                                                            |       |                             |        |
| Total expenses allocated from New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C.                                                   |       | 4.91                             | %           |
| Net investment income allocated from New Mountain   Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                            |       | 9.18                             | %           |

 

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(a) Total Return is based on the change in market price per share and takes into account dividends paid.

 

**10.****     ****Recent Accounting Standards Updates**

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, *Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs* (“ASU 2011-04”), which provides clarification about how to measure fair value and improves comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards.  The amendments included in ASU 2011-04 clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements outlined in ASC 820, as well as includes some instances of changes to particular principles or requirements.  ASU 2011-04 clarifies that (i) the concept of the highest and best use valuation premise applies only to nonfinancial assets, (ii) instruments classified in shareholders’ equity should be valued from the perspective of a market participant that holds that instrument as an asset, (iii) quantitative information should be disclosed about unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement that is categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy.  ASU 2011-04 changes the guidance in (i) permitting an exception to ASC 820 by allowing an entity to measure the fair value of a group of financial assets and financial liabilities exposed to market and credit risks to be consistent with the entity’s net risk exposures, instead of gross risk, (ii) applying premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement lacking a Level I inputs to be consistent with the ASC 820 requirements of fair value measurement but that applying premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement related to size as a characteristic of the holding rather than as a characteristic of the asset or liability is not permitted, and (iii) requiring additional disclosures about fair value measurements categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy, including the valuation processes used and the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs.  ASU 2011-04 is effective for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company is currently assessing the impact that adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have on the financial statements.

 

**11.****     ****Subsequent Events**

 

On November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, as discussed in Note 3, *Agreements*.

 

 

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

New Mountain Finance Corporation

New York, New York

 

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of New Mountain Finance Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 and for the period from May 19, 2011(commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011 and the statements of changes in net assets and cash flows from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

*DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP*

 

New York, New York

November 14, 2011

 

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**Item 2.**    **Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations**

 

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in the report.  See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

 

***Forward-Looking Statements***

 

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the financial data and financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report.  In addition, some of the statements in this report (including in the following discussion) constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of New Mountain Finance Corporation (“New Mountain Finance”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).  The forward-looking statements contained in this report involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including:

 

·                  statements concerning the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets;

·                  the general economy, including interest and inflation rates, and its impact on the industries in which New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (the “Operating Company”) invests;

·                  the ability of the Operating Company’s portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

·                  the Operating Company’s ability to make investments consistent with its investment objectives, including with respect to the size, nature and terms of our investments;

·                  the ability of New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”) or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

·                  actual and potential conflicts of interest with the Investment Adviser and other affiliates of New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C.;

·                  the impact of New Mountain Finance’s ownership of a minority of the outstanding common membership units of the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance’s only asset; and

·                  other factors, including those discussed in our Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011.

 

We use words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “will”, “should”, “may” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.  Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” section in our Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011.

 

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, registration statements on Form N-2, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

 

***Overview***

 

New Mountain Finance is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010.  New Mountain Finance is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  As such, we are obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  We intend to be treated, and intend to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2011.

 

On May 19, 2011, we priced our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, we sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of our common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital (defined as New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates) in a separate private placement.  New Mountain Finance entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of the Operating Company pursuant to which New Mountain Finance was admitted as a member of the Operating Company and acquired from the Operating Company, with the gross proceeds of

 

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the IPO and the concurrent private placement, common membership units (“units”) of the Operating Company (the number of units are equal to the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock sold in the IPO and the concurrent private placement).

 

We are a holding company with no direct operations of our own, and our only business and sole asset is our ownership of units of the Operating Company.  The Operating Company is externally managed and has elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.  As such, the Operating Company is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  The Operating Company intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes for so long as it has at least two members.  The Operating Company, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008.  Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital.  In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments.  New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.  In connection with the IPO and through a series of transactions, the Operating Company owns all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

 

This structure was designed to generally prevent New Mountain Finance from being allocated taxable income in respect of unrecognized gains in the Predecessor Entities’ assets, with the result that any distributions made to New Mountain Finance’s stockholders that are attributable to such gains generally will not be treated as taxable dividends.

 

Guardian AIV was the parent of the Operating Company prior to the IPO and, as a result of the transactions completed in connection with the IPO, obtained units in the Operating Company.  Guardian AIV contributed its units in the Operating Company to its newly formed subsidiary, New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation (“AIV Holdings”), in exchange for common stock of AIV Holdings.  AIV Holdings has the right to exchange all or any portion of its units in the Operating Company for shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.  At September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of the Operating Company.

 

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The diagram below depicts our current organizational structure.

 

 

New Mountain Finance’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the Operating Company by the sourcing and origination of debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, notes, bonds and mezzanine securities.  In some cases, the Operating Company’s investments may also include equity interests.  The primary focus is in the debt of defensive growth companies, which are defined as generally exhibiting the following characteristics: (i) sustainable secular growth drivers, (ii) high barriers to competitive entry, (iii) high free cash flow after capital expenditure and working capital needs, (iv) high returns on assets and (v) opportunities for niche market dominance.

 

As of September 30, 2011, the Operating Company’s net asset value was $411.9 million and its portfolio had a fair value of approximately $604.3 million in 50 portfolio companies, with a weighted average Unadjusted and Adjusted Yield to Maturity of approximately 10.9% and 14.0%, respectively.  “Adjusted Yield to Maturity” assumes that the investments in the Operating Company’s portfolio are purchased at fair value on September 30, 2011 and held until their respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and exited at par at maturity.  This calculation excludes the impact of existing leverage, except for the non-recourse debt of New Mountain Finance SPV Funding, L.L.C (“NMF SLF”).  NMF SLF is treated as a fully levered asset of the Operating Company, with NMF SLF’s net asset value being included for yield calculation purposes.  The actual yield to maturity may be higher or lower due to the future selection of LIBOR contracts by the individual companies in the portfolio or other factors.  References to “Unadjusted Yield to Maturity” have the same assumptions as Adjusted Yield to Maturity except that NMF SLF is not treated as a fully levered asset of the Operating Company, but rather the assets themselves are consolidated into the Operating Company.

 

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***Recent Developments***

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, by and among New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, which amended the preamble, added “New Mountain Finance” to the definition of “Licensed Mark” and Canada and the European Union to the definition of “Territory”, as such terms are used in the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, added a definition of “Licensed Services”, and added AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator as parties to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended.

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of the Operating Company, which clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in such agreement.

 

***Dividend***

 

On November 8, 2011, the Operating Company’s board of directors, and subsequently New Mountain Finance’s board of directors, declared a fourth quarter 2011 distribution of $0.30 per unit/share payable on December 30, 2011 to holders of record as of December 15, 2011.

 

Since New Mountain Finance is a holding company, all distributions on our common stock will be paid from distributions received from the Operating Company.  The Operating Company intends to make distributions to its members that will be sufficient to enable us to pay quarterly distributions to our stockholders and to obtain and maintain our status as a RIC.  The distribution per unit from the Operating Company will equal the dividend per share of New Mountain Finance.  New Mountain Finance intends to distribute approximately all of our portion of the Operating Company’s adjusted net investment income on a quarterly basis and substantially all of our portion of the Operating Company’s taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

**Critical Accounting Policies**

 

***Basis of Accounting***

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the periods reported.  Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

We do not consolidate the Operating Company.  New Mountain Finance applies investment company master-feeder financial statement preparation, as described in Accounting Standards Codification 946, *Financial Services — Investment Companies,* (“ASC 946”) to our interest in the Operating Company (or the “Master Fund”).  New Mountain Finance believes that it is industry practice to follow the presentation prescribed for a Master Fund-Feeder fund structure in ASC 946 in instances in which a Master Fund is owned by more than one feeder fund and that such presentation provides stockholders of New Mountain Finance with a clearer depiction of our investment in the Master Fund.  The Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing and should be read in conjunction with that of New Mountain Finance.

 

***Valuation of Portfolio Investments***

 

The Operating Company conducts the valuation of its assets, pursuant to which its net asset value and consequently New Mountain Finance’s net asset value is determined, at all times consistent with GAAP and the 1940 Act.

 

New Mountain Finance is a holding company with no direct operations of our own, and our sole asset is our ownership in the Operating Company.  New Mountain Finance’s investment in the Operating Company is carried at fair value and represents the pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Operating Company as of the applicable reporting date.  The Operating Company values our ownership interest on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

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***Revenue Recognition***

 

At each quarterly valuation date, the Operating Company’s investment income, expenses, net realized gains (losses), and net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are allocated to New Mountain Finance based on our pro-rata interest in the net assets of the Operating Company.  This is recorded on New Mountain Finance’s Statement of Operations.  New Mountain Finance used the proceeds from the IPO and concurrent private placement to purchase units in the Operating Company at $13.75 per unit (its IPO price per share).  At the IPO date, $13.75 per unit represented a discount to the actual net asset value per unit of the Operating Company.  As a result, we experienced immediate unrealized appreciation on our investment in the Operating Company equal to the difference between the cost of $13.75 per unit and the actual net asset value per unit.  This unrealized appreciation is shown separately on the Statement of Operations of New Mountain Finance.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

All expenses, including those of New Mountain Finance, are paid and recorded by the Operating Company, and allocated to New Mountain Finance based on pro-rata ownership interest.

 

***Results of Operations***

 

As a result of the Master Fund-Feeder fund structure, New Mountain Finance’s results of operations are a function of our pro-rata ownership interest in the Operating Company.  Additionally, New Mountain Finance commenced operations on May 19, 2011 and therefore has no comparative periods of results of operations.  See the Operating Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this filing for further details.

 

***Liquidity and Capital Resources***

 

On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced our IPO of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, we sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of our common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.  New Mountain Finance used the gross proceeds from the IPO and concurrent private placement to acquire units in the Operating Company.

 

New Mountain Finance’s liquidity is generally expected to be generated through periodic follow-on equity offerings.  The primary use of any funds raised in the future is expected to be for investments in the Operating Company and cash distributions to our stockholders or for other general corporate purposes.

 

At September 30, 2011, we had no cash and cash equivalents.  Cash used in operating activities from May 19, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011 was approximately $(123.9) million.

 

The Operating Company’s liquidity is generated and generally available through advances from its revolving credit facilities, from cash flows from operations, investment sales of liquid assets, repayments of senior and subordinated loans, income earned on investments and cash equivalents, and, we expect, through periodic follow-on equity offerings of New Mountain Finance.

 

***Distributions and Dividends***

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, per unit/share that have been declared by the Operating Company’s board of directors, and subsequently our board of directors, since our IPO:

 
| **Date Declared** | ** ** | **Record Date**    | ** ** | **Payment Date**        | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** |
|------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| November 8, 2011  |       | December 15, 2011  |       | December 30, 2011       |       | $          | 0.30       |   |
| August 10, 2011   |       | September 15, 2011 |       | September 30, 2011 |       | 0.29       |       |
| August 10, 2011   |       | August 22, 2011    |       | August 31, 2011         |       | 0.27       |       |
|                   |       |                    |       |                         |       |       |       |
| ***Total***            |       |                    |       |                         |       | $          | 0.86       |   |

 

Tax characteristics of all dividends paid by New Mountain Finance will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.  Future quarterly dividends, if any, for both the Operating Company and New Mountain Finance will be determined by the respective board of directors.

 

Since New Mountain Finance is a holding company, all distributions on our common stock will be paid from distributions received from the Operating Company.  The Operating Company intends to make distributions to its members that will be sufficient to enable

 

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New Mountain Finance to pay quarterly distributions to our stockholders and to obtain and maintain our status as a RIC.  The distribution per unit from the Operating Company will equal the dividend per share of New Mountain Finance.  New Mountain Finance intends to distribute approximately our entire portion of the Operating Company’s adjusted net investment income on a quarterly basis and substantially our entire portion of the Operating Company’s taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

 

New Mountain Finance maintains an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders.  As a result, if New Mountain Finance declares a dividend, then New Mountain Finance stockholders’ cash dividends will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the New Mountain Finance’s common stock, unless they specifically “opt out” of the dividend reinvestment plan so as to receive cash dividends.  Cash dividends reinvested in additional shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock will be automatically reinvested by New Mountain Finance in the Operating Company in exchange for additional units of the Operating Company.

 

***Related Parties***

 

New Mountain Finance has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

 

·                  Together, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own all the outstanding units of the Operating Company.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of the Operating Company.

·                  The Operating Company has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

·                  New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Operating Company have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  The Operating Company reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  During the first year of operations, the Operating Company has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million.  See the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing for further details.

·                  New Mountain Finance and the Operating Company have adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of their respective officers and directors.  These officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by the 1940 Act, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

·                  New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

 

Concurrently with the IPO, New Mountain Finance sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

 

**Item 3.            Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk**

 

See the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk in the Operating Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 included in this filing.

 

**Item 4.**            **Controls and Procedures**

 

***(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures***

 

As of September 30, 2011 (the end of the period covered by this report), we, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief

 

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Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of such possible controls and procedures.

 

***(b) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting***

 

Management has not identified any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

This quarterly report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for newly public companies.

 

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**APPENDIX A**

 

 

 

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-Q**

 

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| **x** | **Quarterly   Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange   Act of 1934** |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

**For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2011**

 

| **o** | **Transition   Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange   Act of 1934** |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

**Commission File Number: 814-00839**

 

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**NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE HOLDINGS, L.L.C**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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| **Delaware**                                                               | ** ** | **26-3633318**                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of   incorporation or organization) |       | (I.R.S. Employer   Identification No.) |

 

| **787 Seventh Avenue   48****th**** Floor   New York, N.Y.** | ** ** | **10019**  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| (Address of principal executive offices)                          |       | (Zip Code) |

 

**(212) 730-0300**

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

| Large accelerated filer o |   | Accelerated filer o              |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
|                                     |   |                                       |
| Non-accelerated filer x             |   | Smaller Reporting Company o |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

The number of the registrant’s common membership units outstanding as of November 14, 2011 was 30,919,629.

 

 

 

 

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**NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.**

 

**FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

 
| ** **                                  | **PAGE**                                                                                                                                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION** | A-3                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Item 1.                                | Financial   Statements                                                                                                                                                            | A-3 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital as of   September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010                                 | A-3 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended   September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and September 30, 2010   (unaudited)                  | A-4 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital for the nine months ended   September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and September 30, 2010   (unaudited) | A-5 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011   (unaudited) and September 30, 2010 (unaudited)                              | A-6 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited)                                                                                                  | A-7 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Consolidated   Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2010                                                                                                               | A-11 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Notes to   Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                                                                          | A-14 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
|                                        | Report of   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                                         | A-29 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |   |
| Item 2.                                | Management’s   Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                                                      | A-30 |
| Item 3.                                | Quantitative   and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                                                                      | A-44 |
| Item 4.                                | Controls and   Procedures                                                                                                                                                         | A-44 |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **PART II. OTHER INFORMATION**    | A-45                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Item 1.                                | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                                                 | A-45 |
| Item 1A.                               | Risk Factors                                                                                                                                                                      | A-45 |
| Item 2.                                | Unregistered   Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                                                                     | A-45 |
| Item 3.                                | Defaults   upon Senior Securities                                                                                                                                                 | A-45 |
| Item 4.                                | Reserved                                                                                                                                                                          | A-45 |
| Item 5.                                | Other Information                                                                                                                                                                 | A-45 |
| Item 6.                                | Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                          | A-46 |
|                                        | Signatures                                                                                                                                                                        | A-48 |

 

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**PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1.**            **Financial Statements**

 

**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital**

 
| ** **                                                                                               | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** **  | **December 31, 2010** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                               | ** ** | **(unaudited)**                  | ** **  | ** **                      | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                                                                               |       |                             |        |                            |       |
| Investments at fair value (cost of $606,704,749   and $414,308,823, respectively)                        |       | $                                | 604,334,414 |                            | $          | 441,057,840 |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |       | 18,438,567                       |        | 10,744,082                      |       |
| Interest receivable                                                                                      |       | 6,761,269                        |        | 3,007,787                       |       |
| Receivable from unsettled securities sold                                                                |       | 6,755,000                        |        | —                          |       |
| Deferred credit facility costs (net of accumulated   amortization of $610,866 and $69,909, respectively) |       | 3,766,729                        |        | 1,880,120                       |       |
| Deferred offering costs                                                                                  |       | —                           |        | 3,528,110                       |       |
| Receivable from affiliate                                                                                |       | 1,003,530                        |        | —                          |       |
| Other assets                                                                                             |       | 521,556                          |        | 5,842                           |       |
| **Total assets**                                                                                         |       | $                                | 641,581,065 |                            | $          | 460,223,781 |   |
|                                                                                                     |       |                             |        |                            |       |
| **Liabilities**                                                                                          |       |                             |        |                            |       |
| SLF Credit Facility                                                                                      |       | 166,606,448                      |        | 56,936,000                      |       |
| Holdings Credit Facility                                                                                 |       | 57,903,125                       |        | 59,696,938                      |       |
| Payable for unsettled securities purchased                                                               |       | —                           |        | 94,462,500                      |       |
| Management fee payable                                                                                   |       | 1,930,140                        |        | —                          |       |
| Incentive fee payable                                                                                    |       | 700,610                          |        | —                          |       |
| Interest payable                                                                                         |       | 1,229,640                        |        | 813,192                         |       |
| Payable to affiliates                                                                                    |       | —                           |        | 2,531,319                       |       |
| Other liabilities                                                                                        |       | 1,289,898                        |        | 3,856,571                       |       |
| **Total liabilities**                                                                                    |       | 229,659,861                      |        | 218,296,520                     |       |
|                                                                                                     |       |                             |        |                            |       |
| **Members’ Capital**                                                                                |       | 411,921,204                      |        | 241,927,261                     |       |
| **Total liabilities and members’   capital**                                                        |       | $                                | 641,581,065 |                            | $          | 460,223,781 |   |
| Outstanding common   membership units (a)                                                                |       | 30,919,629                       |        |                            |       |
| Capital per unit (a)                                                                                     |       | $                                | 13.32       |                            |       |   |

 

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(a)          Fund was not unitized as of December 31, 2010.

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Statements of Operations**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                                              | ** ** | **Three months ended**   | ** **  | **Nine months ended** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                              | ** ** | **September 30,********2011** | ** **  | **September 30,   2010**   | ** ** | **September 30,   2011** | ** ** | **September 30,   2010** | ** ** |
| **Investment income**                                                                                   |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                    |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest income                                                                                         |       | $                                  | 14,860,750  |                            | $          | 13,598,152 |   | $ | 38,838,944 |   | $ | 30,818,117 |   |
| Other income                                                                                            |       | 207,831                            |        | 282,837                         |       | 557,648 |   | 736,771 |   |
| Total investment income                                                                                 |       | 15,068,581                         |        | 13,880,989                      |       | 39,396,592 |   | 31,554,888 |   |
|                                                                                                    |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Expenses**                                                                                            |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                    |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
| Interest and other credit facility expenses                                                             |       | 1,686,113                          |        | 688,686                         |       | 4,767,013 |   | 1,910,649 |   |
| Management fee                                                                                          |       | 1,930,140                          |        | 17,751                          |       | 2,737,649 |   | 53,249 |   |
| Incentive fee                                                                                           |       | 700,610                            |        | —                          |       | 1,205,003 |   | — |   |
| Professional fees (net of reimbursable expenses of   $816,530, $0, $946,716 and $0, respectively)       |       | 55,138                             |        | (78,628                         | )          | 624,972 |   | 114,714 |   |
| Administrative expenses (net of reimbursable   expenses of $218,396, $0, $398,651 and $0, respectively) |       | 314,250                            |        | 87,858                          |       | 517,668 |   | 284,537 |   |
| Other general and administrative expenses                                                               |       | 380,612                            |        | 20,668                          |       | 559,180 |   | 62,368 |   |
| Total expenses                                                                                          |       | 5,066,863                          |        | 736,335                         |       | 10,411,485 |   | 2,425,517 |   |
| **Net investment income**                                                                               |       | 10,001,718                         |        | 13,144,654                      |       | 28,985,107 |   | 29,129,371 |   |
|                                                                                                    |       |                               |        |                            |       |   |   |   |   |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                           |       | 1,402,671                          |        | 18,695,670                      |       | 13,954,834 |   | 47,889,272 |   |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments                                   |       | (22,657,239                        | )           | (13,135,223                     | )          | (29,119,352 | ) | (29,539,318 | ) |
| **Net (decrease) increase in   capital resulting from operations**                                      |       | $                                  | (11,252,850 | )                               | $          | 18,705,101 |   | $ | 13,820,589 |   | $ | 47,479,325 |   |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | **Nine months ended**  | ** **  | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** **  | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** |
| **Increase (decrease) in members’   capital resulting from operations:** |       |                             |        |                             |       |
| Net investment income                                                         |       | $                                | 28,985,107  |                             | $          | 29,129,371 |   |
| Realized gains on investments                                                 |       | 13,954,834                       |        | 47,889,272                       |       |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments         |       | (29,119,352                      | )           | (29,539,318                      | )          |
| **Net increase in members’ capital   resulting from operations**         |       | 13,820,589                       |        | 47,479,325                       |       |
| **Distributions**                                                             |       | (10,249,155                      | )           | (71,570,191                      | )          |
| **Contributions**                                                             |       | 195,294,674                      |        | 53,549,727                       |       |
| **Dividends paid**                                                            |       | (17,314,992                      | )           | —                           |       |
| **Offering costs**                                                            |       | (11,557,173                      | )           | —                           |       |
| **Net increase in members’ capital**                                     |       | 169,993,943                      |        | 29,458,861                       |       |
| **Members’ capital at beginning of   period**                            |       | 241,927,261                      |        | 239,440,683                      |       |
| **Members’ capital at end of period**                                    |       | $                                | 411,921,204 |                             | $          | 268,899,544 |   |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                  | ** ** | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                  | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** |
| **Cash flows from operating   activities**                                                                                                                  |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Net increase in capital resulting from operations                                                                                                           |       | $                                | 13,820,589 |   | $ | 47,479,325 |   |
| Adjustments to reconcile net (increase) decrease   in capital resulting from operations to net cash (used in) provided   by operating activities: |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                                                                               |       | (13,954,834                      | )          | (47,889,272 | ) |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation   (appreciation) of investments                                                                                       |       | 29,119,352                       |       | 29,539,318 |   |
| Amortization of purchase discount                                                                                                                           |       | (5,048,033                       | )          | (13,812,206 | ) |
| Amortization of deferred credit facility costs                                                                                                              |       | 540,957                          |       | — |   |
| Non-cash interest                                                                                                                                           |       | (957,171                         | )          | (1,231,190 | ) |
| **(Increase) decrease in operating   assets:**                                                                                                              |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Purchase of investments                                                                                                                                     |       | (355,424,928                     | )          | (131,240,778 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments                                                                                                             |       | 182,264,633                      |       | 156,845,630 |   |
| Cash received for purchase of undrawn portion of   revolving credit facility                                                                                |       | 1,260,000                        |       | — |   |
| Cash paid for sale of undrawn portion of revolving   credit facility                                                                                        |       | —                           |       | (1,837,500 | ) |
| Cash paid for drawn revolver                                                                                                                                |       | (535,593                         | )          | — |   |
| Interest receivable                                                                                                                                         |       | (3,753,482                       | )          | (3,682,468 | ) |
| Receivable from unsettled securities sold                                                                                                                   |       | (6,755,000                       | )          | (5,270,124 | ) |
| Receivable from affiliate                                                                                                                                   |       | (1,003,530                       | )          | — |   |
| Other assets                                                                                                                                                |       | (515,714                         | )          | (20,675 | ) |
| **Increase (decrease) in operating   liabilities:**                                                                                                         |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Payable for unsettled securities purchased                                                                                                                  |       | (94,462,500                      | )          | (10,394,765 | ) |
| Management fee payable                                                                                                                                      |       | 1,930,140                        |       | — |   |
| Incentive fee payable                                                                                                                                       |       | 700,610                          |       | — |   |
| Interest payable                                                                                                                                            |       | 416,448                          |       | 87,437 |   |
| Payable to affiliates                                                                                                                                       |       | (202,180                         | )          | (331,154 | ) |
| Other liabilities                                                                                                                                           |       | 525,198                          |       | 268,254 |   |
| **Net cash flows (used in) provided   by operating activities**                                                                                             |       | (252,035,038                     | )          | 18,509,832 |   |
| **Cash flows from financing   activities**                                                                                                                  |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Contributions                                                                                                                                               |       | 195,294,674                      |       | 53,549,727 |   |
| Distributions                                                                                                                                               |       | (10,249,155                      | )          | (71,570,191 | ) |
| Dividends paid                                                                                                                                              |       | (17,314,992                      | )          | — |   |
| Offering costs paid                                                                                                                                         |       | (11,500,044                      | )          | — |   |
| Proceeds from Holdings Credit Facility                                                                                                                      |       | 205,870,450                      |       | 43,650,495 |   |
| Repayment of Holdings Credit Facility                                                                                                                       |       | (207,664,263                     | )          | (38,637,548 | ) |
| Proceeds from SLF Credit Facility                                                                                                                           |       | 134,361,800                      |       | — |   |
| Repayment of SLF Credit Facility                                                                                                                            |       | (24,691,352                      | )          | — |   |
| Deferred credit facility costs paid                                                                                                                         |       | (4,377,595                       | )          | — |   |
| **Net cash flows provided by (used   in) financing activities**                                                                                             |       | 259,729,523                      |       | (13,007,517 | ) |
| **Net increase in cash and cash   equivalents**                                                                                                             |       | 7,694,485                        |       | 5,502,315 |   |
| **Cash and cash equivalents at the   beginning of the period**                                                                                              |       | 10,744,082                       |       | 4,110,193 |   |
| **Cash and cash equivalents at the   end of the period**                                                                                                    |       | $                                | 18,438,567 |   | $ | 9,612,508 |   |
| **Supplemental disclosure of cash   flow information**                                                                                                      |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Interest paid                                                                                                                                               |       | $                                | 3,025,253  |   | $ | 1,489,461 |   |
| **Non-cash financing activities:**                                                                                                                          |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Accrual of offering costs                                                                                                                                   |       | $                                | 57,129     |   | $ | 1,971,635 |   |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

 

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                     | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                     | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Portfolio Company,**                                    | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** ** |
| **Location and Industry**                            | ** ** | **Type of Investment** | ** ** | **Interest Rate**            | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** ** |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| United States                                                  |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Stratus Technologies, Inc.                                     |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Information Technology                                         |       | Ordinary shares (2)              |       | —                            |       | —                 |       | 144,270            |       | $          | 65,123     |       | $          | 44,838              |       |   |   |
|                                                           |       | Preferred shares (2)             |       | —                            |       | —                 |       | 32,830             |       | 14,819     |       | 10,203     |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       | 79,942     |       | 55,041     |       | 0.01                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Total shares                                                   |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       | 79,942     |       | 55,041     |       | 0.01                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| United States                                                  |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Alion Science and Technology Corporation                       |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                               |       | Warrants (2)                     |       | —                            |       | —                 |       | 6,000              |       | 292,851    |       | 316,551    |       | 0.08                | %          |
| ** **                                                     |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Learning Care Group (US), Inc.                                 |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                                      |       | Warrants (2)                     |       | —                            |       | —                 |       | 844                |       | 193,850    |       | 30,140     |       | 0.01                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Total warrants                                                 |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       | 486,701    |       | 346,691    |       | 0.09                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| United States                                                  |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Decision Resources, LLC                                        |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                              |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.00% (Base Rate + 5.50%)   |       | 12/28/2016             |       | $                  | 17,865,000 |       | 17,623,450 |       | 17,686,350 |                |       |   |
|                                                           |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  9.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)   |       | 5/7/2018               |       | 14,500,000         |       | 14,362,809 |       | 14,427,500 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 32,365,000         |       | 31,986,259 |       | 32,113,850 |       | 7.80                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Meritas Schools Holdings, LLC                                  |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                                      |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.50% (Base Rate + 6.00%)   |       | 7/29/2017              |       | 9,750,000          |       | 9,654,742  |       | 9,408,750  |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  11.50% (Base Rate + 10.00%) |       | 1/29/2018              |       | 20,000,000         |       | 19,703,975 |       | 19,650,000 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 29,750,000         |       | 29,358,717 |       | 29,058,750 |       | 7.06                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Lawson Software, Inc. (fka SoftBrands, Inc.)                   |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                       |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.75% (Base Rate + 5.25%)   |       | 7/5/2017               |       | 20,000,000         |       | 19,227,852 |       | 18,983,340 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       | Subordinated (2)                 |       |  11.50%                      |       | 7/15/2018              |       | 10,500,000         |       | 9,758,283  |       | 9,397,500  |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 30,500,000         |       | 28,986,135 |       | 28,380,840 |       | 6.89                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                            |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  3.49% (Base Rate + 3.25%)   |       | 8/1/2014               |       | 15,467,673         |       | 12,720,508 |       | 14,926,304 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  6.74% (Base Rate + 6.50%)   |       | 2/1/2015               |       | 15,000,000         |       | 11,759,149 |       | 13,350,000 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 30,467,673         |       | 24,479,657 |       | 28,276,304 |       | 6.87                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Novell, Inc. (fka Attachmate Corporation, NetIQ   Corporation) |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                       |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.50% (Base Rate + 5.00%)   |       | 4/27/2017              |       | 12,000,000         |       | 11,911,515 |       | 11,591,256 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  9.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)   |       | 10/27/2017             |       | 15,000,000         |       | 14,859,699 |       | 14,400,000 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 27,000,000         |       | 26,771,214 |       | 25,991,256 |       | 6.31                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC                                    |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Products                                            |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  13.25% (Base Rate + 11.75%) |       | 8/25/2017              |       | 25,000,000         |       | 24,008,514 |       | 24,000,000 |       | 5.83                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Unitek Global Services, Inc.                                   |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                              |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  9.00% (Base Rate + 7.50%)   |       | 4/15/2018              |       | 19,900,000         |       | 19,340,601 |       | 19,825,375 |       | 4.81                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| U.S. Healthworks Holding Company, Inc.                         |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                            |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  10.50% (Base Rate + 9.00%)  |       | 6/15/2017              |       | 20,000,000         |       | 19,713,799 |       | 19,500,000 |       | 4.73                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Learning Care Group (US), Inc.                                 |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                                      |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  12.00%                      |       | 4/27/2016              |       | 17,368,421         |       | 17,101,011 |       | 16,710,234 |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       | Subordinated (2)                 |       |  15.00%                      |       | 6/30/2016              |       | 3,044,655          |       | 2,851,664  |       | 2,748,385  |       |                |       |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 20,413,076         |       | 19,952,675 |       | 19,458,619 |       | 4.72                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Ipreo   Holdings LLC                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Information Services                                           |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  8.00% (Base Rate + 6.50%)   |       | 8/5/2017               |       | 18,750,000         |       | 18,340,674 |       | 17,718,750 |       | 4.30                | %          |
|                                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| KeyPoint   Government Solutions, Inc.                          |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                               |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  10.00% (Base Rate + 8.00%)  |       | 12/31/2015             |       | 17,865,000         |       | 17,550,644 |       | 17,329,050 |       | 4.21                | %          |
|                                                                |            |                                  |            |                                   |            |                        |            |                    |            |            |            |            |            |                     |            |  |  |  |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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Table of Contents

 

**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)**

 

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Portfolio Company,**                                                                     | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** ** |
| **Location and Industry**                                                             | ** ** | **Type of Investment** | ** ** | **Interest Rate**            | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** ** |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Smile Brands Group Inc.                                                                         |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                                             |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.00% (Base Rate + 5.25%)   |       | 12/21/2017             |       | $                  | 17,368,750 |       | $          | 17,129,958 |       | $                   | 16,847,688 |   | 4.09 | % |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (Global Defense   Technology & Systems, Inc.) |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                                                                |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.00% (Base Rate + 5.50%)   |       | 4/21/2017              |       | 16,957,500         |       | 16,799,558 |       | 16,703,138 |       | 4.05                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| SonicWALL, Inc.                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                                        |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  8.25% (Base Rate + 6.25%)   |       | 1/23/2016              |       | 5,519,759          |       |       | 5,532,394  |       |       | 5,492,159           |       |   |   |
|                                                                                            |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  12.00% (Base Rate + 10.00%) |       | 1/23/2017              |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,737,356  |       | 9,975,000  |       |                |       |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 15,519,759         |       | 15,269,750 |       | 15,467,159 |       | 3.75                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Volume   Services America, Inc. (Centerplate)                                              |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Consumer Services                                                                               |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  10.50% (Base Rate + 8.50%)  |       | 9/16/2016              |       | 14,850,000         |       | 14,497,289 |       | 14,757,262 |       | 3.58                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| MLM   Holdings, Inc.                                                                       |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                                        |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.00% (Base Rate + 5.25%)   |       | 12/1/2016              |       | 14,850,000         |       | 14,652,060 |       | 14,590,125 |       | 3.54                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Pacific   Architects and Engineers Incorporated                                                 |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal   Services                                                                              |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.50% (Base Rate + 6.00%)   |       | 4/4/2017               |       | 15,000,000         |       | 14,719,535 |       | 14,475,000 |       | 3.51                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Virtual Radiologic Corporation                                                                  |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Information Technology                                                               |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.75% (Base Rate + 4.50%)   |       | 12/22/2016             |       | 14,889,987         |       | 14,696,646 |       | 14,145,488 |       | 3.43                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| LANDesk Group, Inc.                                                                        |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                                        |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.00% (Base Rate + 5.25%)   |       | 3/28/2016              |       | 14,250,000         |       | 14,000,807 |       | 13,982,813 |       | 3.39                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| SRA International, Inc.                                                                    |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                                                                |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.50% (Base Rate + 5.25%)   |       | 7/20/2018              |       | 15,000,000         |       | 14,338,789 |       | 13,912,500 |       | 3.38                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Brock Holdings III, Inc.                                                                   |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Industrial Services                                                                             |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  10.00% (Base Rate + 8.25%)  |       | 3/16/2018              |       | 15,000,000         |       | 14,731,215 |       | 13,725,000 |       | 3.33                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Fibertech Networks, LLC (fka Firefox Merger Sub, LLC)                                           |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Telecommunication                                                                               |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.75% (Base Rate + 5.00%)   |       | 11/30/2016             |       | 11,910,000         |       | 11,751,903 |       | 11,731,350 |       | 2.85                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| PODS Holding Funding Corp.                                                                      |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Consumer Services                                                                               |       | Subordinated (2)                 |       |  16.64%                      |       | 12/23/2015             |       | 11,664,000         |       | 10,277,442 |       | 11,664,000 |       | 2.83                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Mailsouth, Inc.                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Media                                                                                           |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.75% (Base Rate + 4.99%)   |       | 12/14/2016             |       | 11,940,000         |       | 11,779,280 |       | 11,581,800 |       | 2.81                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Vision Solutions, Inc.                                                                     |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                                        |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  9.50% (Base Rate + 8.00%)   |       | 7/23/2017              |       | 12,000,000         |       | 11,889,250 |       | 11,580,000 |       | 2.81                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| TravelCLICK, Inc. (fka TravelCLICK Acquisition   Co.)                                      |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Information Services                                                                            |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.50% (Base Rate + 5.00%)   |       | 3/16/2016              |       | 11,430,031         |       | 11,225,450 |       | 11,087,130 |       | 2.69                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Merrill Communications LLC                                                                      |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                                                               |       | First lien (2)                   |       |  7.50% (Base Rate + 5.50%)   |       | 12/22/2012             |       | 11,421,788         |       | 10,026,422 |       | 11,062,002 |       | 2.69                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| CHG Companies, Inc.                                                                        |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                                             |       | Second lien (2)                  |       |  11.25% (Base Rate + 9.50%)  |       | 4/7/2017               |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,820,654  |       | 9,975,000  |       | 2.42                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Porex Corporation                                                                               |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Specialty Chemicals and Materials                                                               |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  6.76% (Base Rate + 5.24%)   |       | 3/31/2015              |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,860,319  |       | 9,850,000  |       | 2.39                | %          |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Immucor, Inc.                                                                              |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                                             |       | First lien (3)                   |       |  7.25% (Base Rate + 5.75%)   |       | 8/19/2018              |       | 5,000,000          |       | 4,803,215  |       | 4,943,750  |       |                |       |
|                                                                                            |       | Subordinated (2)                 |       |  11.13%                      |       | 8/15/2019              |       | 5,000,000          |       | 4,936,289  |       | 4,887,500  |       |                |       |
|                                                                                            |       |                             |       |                              |       |                   |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,739,504  |       | 9,831,250  |       | 2.39                | %          |
|                                                                                                 |            |                                  |            |                                   |            |                        |            |                    |            |            |            |            |            |                     |            |  |  |  |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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Table of Contents

 

**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)**

 

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Portfolio Company,**                                                   | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** ** |
| **Location and Industry**                                           | ** ** | **Type of Investment**     | ** ** | **Interest Rate**           | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** ** |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Airvana Network Solutions Inc.                                                |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                      |       | First lien (2)                       |       |  10.00% (Base Rate + 8.00%) |       | 3/25/2015              |       | $                  | 9,676,190  |       | $          | 9,506,763  |       | $                   | 9,760,857  |   | 2.37 | % |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Vertafore, Inc.                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                      |       | Second lien (2)                      |       |  9.75% (Base Rate + 8.25%)  |       | 10/29/2017             |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,909,344  |       | 9,641,670  |       | 2.34                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Merge Healthcare Inc.                                                         |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                           |       | First lien (2)                       |       |  11.75%                     |       | 5/1/2015               |       | 9,000,000          |       | 8,870,249  |       | 9,180,000  |       | 2.23                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. (Misys   Hospital Systems, Inc.) |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                           |       | Second lien (2)                      |       |  9.75% (Base Rate + 8.50%)  |       | 6/16/2017              |       | 9,000,000          |       | 8,835,218  |       | 8,955,000  |       | 2.17                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Mach Gen, LLC                                                                 |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Power Generation                                                              |       | Second lien (2)                      |       |  7.83% (Base Rate + 7.50%)  |       | 2/22/2015              |       | 11,829,753         |       | 9,608,302  |       | 7,869,832  |       | 1.91                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Research Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.                                   |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                           |       | First lien (3)                       |       |  6.75% (Base Rate + 5.24%)  |       | 2/18/2017              |       | 7,453,125          |       |       | 7,350,346  |       |       | 7,192,266           |       | 1.75 | % |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.                                            |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                                           |       | First lien (3)                       |       |  6.50% (Base Rate + 5.00%)  |       | 2/6/2017               |       | 6,965,000          |       | 6,932,609  |       | 6,581,925  |       | 1.60                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Stratus Technologies, Inc.                                               |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Information Technology                                                        |       | First lien (2)                       |       |  12.00%                     |       | 3/29/2015              |       | 6,827,000          |       | 6,474,599  |       | 6,007,760  |       | 1.46                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Alion Science and Technology Corporation                                      |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                                              |       | First lien (2)                       |       |  12.00%                     |       | 11/1/2014              |       | 6,133,884          |       | 5,526,935  |       | 5,377,372  |       | 1.31                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company LLC                                             |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Logistics                                                                     |       | Second lien (2)                      |       | 10.50% (Base Rate +   8.50%)     |       | 10/8/2016              |       | 6,000,000          |       | 5,887,996  |       | 5,280,000  |       | 1.28                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Datatel, Inc.                                                            |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                                                      |       | Second lien (2)                      |       | 8.75% (Base Rate +   7.25%)      |       | 2/19/2018              |       | 5,000,000          |       | 4,976,545  |       | 5,025,000  |       | 1.22                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Asurion, LLC (fka Asurion Corporation)                                        |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                                             |       | Second lien (2)                      |       | 9.00% (Base Rate +   7.50%)      |       | 5/24/2019              |       | 5,000,000          |       | 4,976,041  |       | 4,798,440  |       | 1.16                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Physiotherapy Associates, Inc. / Benchmark   Medical, Inc.          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Facilities                                                         |       | First lien (2)                       |       | 7.50% (Base Rate +   4.25%)      |       | 6/28/2013              |       | 3,792,954          |       | 3,232,454  |       | 3,755,024  |       | 0.91                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| LVI Services Inc.                                                             |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Industrial Services                                                           |       | First lien (2)                       |       | 9.25% (Base Rate +   7.50%)      |       | 3/31/2014              |       | 5,130,971          |       | 4,995,403  |       | 3,732,782  |       | 0.91                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Brickman   Group Holdings, Inc.                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                                             |       | First lien (3)                       |       | 7.25% (Base Rate +   5.50%)      |       | 10/14/2016             |       | 2,977,500          |       | 3,008,919  |       | 2,947,725  |       | 0.72                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| ATI Acquisition Company (fka Ability   Acquisition, Inc.)                |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                                                     |       | First lien (2)                       |       |  8.25% (Base Rate + 6.00%)  |       | 12/30/2014             |       | 4,432,500          |       | 4,306,438  |       | 1,440,563  |       | 0.35                | %          |
|                                                                          |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education   Management LLC                                                    |       |                                 |       |                             |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                                                     |       | First lien (1),   (2) - Undrawn |       | —                           |       | 6/1/2012               |       | 3,000,000          |       | (1,215,000 | )          | (291,810   | )          | (0.07)              | %          |
|                                                                               |            |                                      |            |                                  |            |                        |            |                    |            |            |            |            |            |                     |            |  |  |  |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)**

 

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 
| ** **                                | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** **  | ** ** | ** **  | ** **     | ** ** | ** **          | ** **  |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|----------------|------------|---------------------|-------------|
| ** **                                | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** **  | ** ** | ** **  | ** **     | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** **  |
| **Portfolio Company,**               | ** ** | ** **                           | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **  | **Fair**       | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** **  |
| **Location and Industry**       | ** ** | **Type of Investment**     | ** ** | **Interest Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** **  | **Cost**   | ** **  | **Value**      | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** **  |
|                                      |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Kronos Incorporated                       |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Software                                  |       | First lien (1),   (2) - Undrawn |       | —                 |       | 6/11/2013              |       | $                  | 4,198,500   |       | $           |  (629,775 | )          | $                   | (356,873    | ) | (0.09 | )% |
|                                      |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| RGIS Services, LLC                        |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Business Services                         |       | First lien (1),   (2) - Undrawn |       | —                 |       | 4/30/2013              |       | 5,000,000          |        | (2,850,000 | )           | (431,350       | )          | (0.10               | )%          |
|                                      |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc. |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Business Services                         |       | First lien (1),   (2) - Undrawn |       | —                 |       | 12/17/2015             |       | 10,500,000         |        | (1,260,000 | )           | (1,155,000     | )          | (0.28               | )%          |
|                                      |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Total United States                       |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       | $                  | 657,979,941 |       | $           | 606,138,106    |       | $                   | 603,932,682 |   | 146.61 | % |
|                                      |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        |       |        |           |       |                |        |
| Total investments                         |       |                                 |       |                   |       |                   |       |               |        | $          | 606,704,749 |           | $          | 604,334,414         |        | 146.71 | % |

 

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| (1)    | Par Value amounts   represent the drawn or undrawn (as indicated in type of investment) portion   of revolving credit facilities. Cost amounts represent the cash received at   settlement date net the impact of paydowns and cash paid for drawn revolvers. |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (2)    | The Holdings Credit   Facility is collateralized by the indicated investments.                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (3)    | The SLF Credit Facility   is collateralized by the indicated investments.                                                                                                                                                                                     |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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Table of Contents

 

**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

 

**December 31, 2010**

 
| ** **                                            | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                            | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Portfolio Company,**                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** ** |
| **Location and Industry**                   | ** ** | **Type of Investment** | ** ** | **Interest Rate**        | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** ** |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| **United States**                                     |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Stratus Technologies, Inc.                       |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Information Technology                                |       | Ordinary shares                  |       | —                        |       | —                 |       | 103,050            |       | $          | 47,063     |       | $          | 45,149              |       |   |   |
|                                                  |       | Preferred shares                 |       | —                        |       | —                 |       | 23,450             |       | 10,710     |       | 10,274     |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       | 57,773     |       | 55,423     |       | 0.02                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Total shares                                          |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       | 57,773     |       | 55,423     |       | 0.02                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| **United States**                                     |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Alion Science and Technology Corporation         |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                      |       | Warrants (3)                     |       | —                        |       | —                 |       | 6,000              |       | 292,851    |       | 283,698    |       | 0.12                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Learning Care Group (US), Inc.                   |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                             |       | Warrants                         |       | —                        |       | —                 |       | 845                |       | 193,850    |       | 193,742    |       | 0.08                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Total warrants                                        |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       | 486,701    |       | 477,440    |       | 0.20                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| **Canada**                                            |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Trident Exploration Corp. (2)                         |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Energy                                                |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 12.50% (Base Rate +   9.50%)  |       | 6/30/2014              |       | $                  | 4,477,500  |       | 4,357,151  |       | 4,746,150  |                | 1.96       | % |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Total Canada                                          |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       | 4,477,500          |       | 4,357,151  |       | 4,746,150  |       | 1.96                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| **United States**                                     |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.             |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 3.52% (Base Rate +   3.25%)   |       | 8/1/2014               |       | 22,467,673         |       | 17,462,237 |       | 20,557,920 |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 6.77% (Base Rate +   6.50%)   |       | 2/1/2015               |       | 15,000,000         |       | 11,227,497 |       | 13,200,001 |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       | 37,467,673         |       | 28,689,734 |       | 33,757,921 |       | 13.96               | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Attachmate Corporation, NetIQ Corporation        |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 7.04% (Base Rate +   6.75%)   |       | 10/13/2013             |       | 22,500,000         |       | 17,121,571 |       | 22,275,000 |       | 9.21                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Learning Care Group (US), Inc.                   |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                             |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 12.00%                        |       | 4/27/2016              |       | 17,368,422         |       | 17,057,656 |       | 17,192,834 |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       | Subordinated                     |       | 15.00%                        |       | 6/30/2016              |       | 2,832,237          |       | 2,610,113  |       | 2,630,413  |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       | 20,200,659         |       | 19,667,769 |       | 19,823,247 |       | 8.19                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Decision Resources, LLC                               |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                     |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.75% (Base Rate +   4.50%)   |       | 12/28/2016             |       | 18,000,000         |       | 17,730,000 |       | 17,820,001 |       | 7.37                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc.              |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                      |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 10.00% (Base Rate +   8.00%)  |       | 12/31/2015             |       | 18,000,000         |       | 17,640,000 |       | 17,730,000 |       | 7.33                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Smile Brands Group, Inc.                         |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.50% (Base Rate +   4.25%)   |       | 12/21/2017             |       | 17,500,000         |       | 17,237,500 |       | 17,390,625 |       | 7.19                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate) |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Consumer Services                                     |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 10.50% (Base Rate +   8.50%)  |       | 9/16/2016              |       | 14,962,500         |       | 14,527,858 |       | 15,056,016 |       | 6.22                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| MLM Holdings, Inc.                               |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.00% (Base Rate +   5.25%)   |       | 12/1/2016              |       | 14,962,500         |       | 14,739,863 |       | 14,775,469 |       | 6.11                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| LANDesk Software, Inc.                           |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.00% (Base Rate +   5.25%)   |       | 3/28/2016              |       | 15,000,000         |       | 14,701,917 |       | 14,718,750 |       | 6.08                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| SonicWALL, Inc.                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 8.26% (Base Rate +   6.19%)   |       | 1/23/2016              |       | 4,485,887          |       | 4,507,797  |       | 4,519,531  |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 12.00% (Base Rate +   10.00%) |       | 1/23/2017              |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,712,391  |       | 10,050,000 |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                          |       |                   |       | 14,485,887         |       | 14,220,188 |       | 14,569,531 |       | 6.02                | %          |
|                                                       |            |                                  |            |                               |            |                        |            |                    |            |            |            |            |            |                     |            |  |  |  |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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Table of Contents

 

**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)**

 

**December 31, 2010**

 
| ** **                                            | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                            | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Portfolio Company,**                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** ** |
| **Location and Industry**                   | ** ** | **Type of Investment** | ** ** | **Interest Rate**       | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** ** |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Virtual Radiologic Corporation                        |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Information Technology                     |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.75% (Base Rate +   4.50%)  |       | 12/22/2016             |       | $                  | 14,000,000 |       | $          | 13,790,000 |       | $                   | 13,965,000 |   | 5.77 | % |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Asurion, LLC                                          |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                     |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 6.75% (Base Rate +   5.25%)  |       | 3/31/2015              |       | 13,000,000         |       | 12,494,497 |       | 13,052,234 |       | 5.40                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Aspen Dental Management, Inc.                    |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.72% (Base Rate +   6.00%)  |       | 10/6/2016              |       | 12,967,500         |       | 12,713,475 |       | 13,016,128 |       | 5.38                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Firefox Merger Sub, LLC (fka Fibertech Networks, LLC) |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Telecommunication                                     |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 6.75% (Base Rate +   5.00%)  |       | 11/30/2016             |       | 12,000,000         |       | 11,821,633 |       | 12,240,000 |       | 5.06                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Airvana Network Solutions Inc.                        |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 11.00% (Base Rate +   9.00%) |       | 8/27/2014              |       | 11,833,333         |       | 11,611,357 |       | 11,890,039 |       | 4.91                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Mailsouth, Inc.                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Media                                                 |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.00% (Base Rate +   3.75%)  |       | 12/14/2016             |       | 12,000,000         |       | 11,820,000 |       | 11,880,000 |       | 4.91                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Merge Healthcare Inc.                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 11.75%                       |       | 5/1/2015               |       | 11,000,000         |       | 10,808,642 |       | 11,770,000 |       | 4.87                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Merrill Communications LLC                            |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                     |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 8.50% (Base Rate +   6.50%)  |       | 12/22/2012             |       | 11,421,788         |       | 9,332,773  |       | 11,393,234 |       | 4.71                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| PODS Holding Funding Corp.                            |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Consumer Services                                     |       | Subordinated                     |       | 16.64%                       |       | 12/23/2015             |       | 11,664,000         |       | 10,137,299 |       | 10,117,351 |       | 4.18                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Vertafore, Inc.                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 9.75% (Base Rate +   8.25%)  |       | 10/29/2017             |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,901,457  |       | 10,106,250 |       | 4.18                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| CHG Companies, Inc.                              |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 11.25% (Base Rate +   9.50%) |       | 4/7/2017               |       | 10,000,000         |       | 9,804,011  |       | 9,900,000  |       | 4.09                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| First Data Corporation                                |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                     |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 3.01% (Base Rate +   2.75%)  |       | 9/24/2014              |       | 10,646,143         |       | 7,932,011  |       | 9,842,273  |       | 4.07                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Focus Brands, Inc.                               |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Franchises                                            |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.25% (Base Rate +   5.50%)  |       | 11/5/2016              |       | 9,181,818          |       | 9,091,224  |       | 9,285,114  |       | 3.84                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.               |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Healthcare Services                                   |       | Second lien                      |       | 9.75% (Base Rate +   8.50%)  |       | 6/16/2017              |       | 9,000,000          |       | 8,820,000  |       | 9,000,000  |       | 3.72                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Mach Gen, LLC                                         |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Power Generation                                      |       | Second lien                      |       | 7.79% (Base Rate +   7.50%)  |       | 2/22/2015              |       | 11,145,736         |       | 8,580,242  |       | 7,803,431  |       | 3.23                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| SSI Investments II Limited                            |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Education                                             |       | Subordinated (3)                 |       | 11.13%                       |       | 6/1/2018               |       | 7,000,000          |       | 7,064,923  |       | 7,630,000  |       | 3.15                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Hyland Software, Inc.                            |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 6.75% (Base Rate +   5.00%)  |       | 12/19/2016             |       | 7,500,000          |       | 7,425,000  |       | 7,528,125  |       | 3.11                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Wyle Services Corporation                             |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                      |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.75% (Base Rate +   5.75%)  |       | 3/25/2016              |       | 7,481,234          |       | 7,508,583  |       | 7,509,290  |       | 3.10                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| RGIS Services, LLC                                    |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Business Services                                     |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 2.80% (Base Rate + 2.50%)    |       | 4/30/2014              |       | 7,394,480          |       | 5,807,941  |       | 6,913,839  |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       | First lien (1)                   |       | —                       |       | 4/30/2013              |       | 5,000,000          |       | (2,850,000 | )          | (406,350   | )          |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       | 12,394,480         |       | 2,957,941  |       | 6,507,489  |       | 2.69                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Alion Science and Technology Corporation              |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Federal Services                                      |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 12.00%                       |       | 11/1/2014              |       | 6,073,149          |       | 5,392,607  |       | 6,273,057  |       | 2.59                | %          |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Kronos Incorporated                                   |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |       |       |       |       |       |                |       |
| Software                                              |       | First lien (1)                   |       | —                       |       | 6/11/2013              |       | 4,198,500          |       | (629,775   | )          | (346,376   | )          |                |       |
|                                                  |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 6.05% (Base Rate +   5.75%)  |       | 6/11/2015              |       | 6,700,000          |       | 5,041,455  |       | 6,563,206  |       |                |       |
|                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       | 10,898,500         |       | 4,411,680  |       | 6,216,830  |       | 2.57                | %          |
|                                                       |            |                                  |            |                              |            |                        |            |                    |            |            |            |            |            |                     |            |  |  |  |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)**

 

**December 31, 2010**

 
| ** **                                                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Principal**      | ** **  | ** ** | ** **        | ** **  | ** ** | ** **          | ** **  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|---------------------|-------------|
| ** **                                                           | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Amount,**        | ** **  | ** ** | ** **        | ** **  | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** **  |
| **Portfolio Company,**                                          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Par Value** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **        | **Fair**    | ** ** | **Members’**   | ** **  |
| **Location and Industry**                                  | ** ** | **Type of Investment** | ** ** | **Interest Rate**       | ** ** | **Maturity Date** | ** ** | **or Shares** | ** **  | **Cost**   | ** **        | **Value**   | ** ** | **Capital**         | ** **  |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Bartlett Holdings, Inc.                                         |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Industrial Services                                                  |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 6.75% (Base Rate +   5.00%)  |       | 11/23/2016             |       | $                  | 6,000,000   |       | $                 | 5,940,644   |       | $                   | 6,037,500   |   | 2.50 | % |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Ozburn-Hessey Holding Company LLC                               |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Logistics                                                            |       | Second lien                      |       | 10.50% (Base Rate +   8.50%) |       | 10/8/2016              |       | 6,000,000          |        | 5,874,951  |              | 5,985,000   |       | 2.47                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Vision Solutions, Inc.                                          |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Software                                                             |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.75% (Base Rate +   6.00%)  |       | 7/23/2016              |       | 5,775,000          |        | 5,662,174  |              | 5,753,344   |       | 2.38                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| LVI Services Inc                                                |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Industrial Services                                                  |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 9.25% (Base Rate +   7.50%)  |       | 3/31/2014              |       | 5,162,883          |        | 4,304,472  |              | 4,388,450   |       | 1.81                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Stratus Technologies, Inc.                                      |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Information Technology                                               |       | First lien                       |       | 12.00%                       |       | 3/29/2015              |       | 5,000,000          |        | 4,796,989  |              | 4,225,000   |       | 1.75                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| ATI Acquisition Company                                              |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Education                                                            |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 8.25% (Base Rate +   5.99%)  |       | 12/30/2014             |       | 4,455,000          |        | 4,304,106  |              | 4,076,325   |       | 1.68                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Physiotherapy Associates, Inc. / Benchmark   Medical, Inc. |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Healthcare Facilities                                                |       | First lien (3)                   |       | 7.50% (Base Rate +   4.25%)  |       | 6/28/2013              |       | 3,823,549          |        | 3,063,441  |              | 3,594,136   |       | 1.49                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.                                   |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Business Services                                                    |       | First lien (4)                   |       | 7.25% (Base Rate +   5.50%)  |       | 10/14/2016             |       | 3,000,000          |        | 3,035,496  |              | 3,042,501   |       | 1.26                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Datatel, Inc.                                                   |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Software                                                             |       | Second lien (3)                  |       | 10.25% (Base Rate +   8.25%) |       | 12/9/2016              |       | 2,000,000          |        | 1,964,077  |              | 2,042,500   |       | 0.84                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Applied Systems, Inc.                                           |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Software                                                             |       | Second lien                      |       | 9.25% (Base Rate +   7.75%)  |       | 6/8/2017               |       | 2,000,000          |        | 1,980,093  |              | 2,009,166   |       | 0.83                | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Education Management LLC                                             |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Education                                                            |       | First lien (1)                   |       | —                       |       | 6/1/2012               |       | 3,000,000          |        | (1,215,000 | )                 | (217,500    | )          | -0.09               | %           |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Total United States                                                  |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       | $                  | 460,503,332 |       | $                 | 409,407,198 |       | $                   | 435,778,827 |   | 180.13 | % |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Total debt investments                                               |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       | $                  | 464,980,832 |       | $                 | 413,764,349 |       | $                   | 440,524,977 |   | 182.09 | % |
|                                                                 |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        |       |              |        |       |                |        |
| Total investments                                                    |       |                             |       |                         |       |                   |       |               |        | $          |  414,308,823 |        | $          |  441,057,840   |        | 182.31 | % |

 

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| (1)    | Par Value amounts   represent the undrawn portion of revolving credit facilities. Cost amounts   represent the cash received at settlement date increased for paydowns at par   minus the purchase price. |
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| (2)    | The company is   headquartered in Canada. The debt is issued in United States dollars.                                                                                                                    |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (3)    | The Holdings credit   facility (formerly known as the Debt Funding Credit Facility) is   collateralized by the indicated investments.                                                                     |
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| (4)    | The SLF credit facility   is collateralized by the indicated investments.                                                                                                                                 |

 

*The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*

 

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**New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**

 

**Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**

**September 30, 2011**

(unaudited)

 

**1.****        ****Formation and Business Purpose**

 

New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (“NMF Holdings”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a Delaware limited liability company.  NMF Holdings is externally managed and has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  As such, the Company is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  NMF Holdings intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes for so long as it has at least two members.

 

NMF Holdings is externally managed by New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”).  New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for operations.  The Investment Adviser and Administrator are wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Mountain Capital (defined as New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates).  New Mountain Capital is a firm with a track record of investing in the middle market and with assets under management (which includes amounts committed, not all of which have been drawn down and invested to date) totaling approximately $9.0 billion as of September 30, 2011.  New Mountain Capital focuses on investing in defensive growth companies across its private equity, public equity, and credit investment vehicles.  NMF Holdings, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008.  Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital.  In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments.  New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.

 

New Mountain Finance Corporation (“New Mountain Finance”) is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010.  New Mountain Finance is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.  As such, New Mountain Finance is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  New Mountain Finance intends to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2011.

 

On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, New Mountain Finance sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

 

New Mountain Finance is a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its sole asset is its ownership in NMF Holdings.  New Mountain Finance entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of NMF Holdings, pursuant to which New Mountain Finance was admitted as a member of NMF Holdings and acquired from NMF Holdings, with the gross proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent private placement, common membership units (“units”) of NMF Holdings (the number of units are equal to the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock sold in the IPO and the concurrent private placement).  In connection with New Mountain Finance’s IPO and through a series of transactions, the Company owns all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

 

Guardian AIV was the parent of the Company prior to the IPO and, as a result of the transactions completed in connection with the IPO, obtained units in NMF Holdings.  Guardian AIV contributed its units in NMF Holdings to its newly formed subsidiary, New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation (“AIV Holdings”), in exchange for common stock of AIV Holdings.  AIV Holdings has the right to exchange all or any portion of its units in NMF Holdings for shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of NMF Holdings.

 

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The diagram below depicts our current organizational structure.

 

 

The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, notes, bonds and mezzanine securities.  In some cases, our investments may also include equity interests.  The primary focus is in the debt of defensive growth companies, which are defined as generally exhibiting the following characteristics: (i) sustainable secular growth drivers, (ii) high barriers to competitive entry, (iii) high free cash flow after capital expenditure and working capital needs, (iv) high returns on assets and (v) opportunities for niche market dominance.

 

**2.****        ****Summary of Significant Accounting Policies**

 

***Basis of accounting*** — The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The Company consolidates its wholly-owned subsidiary, New Mountain Finance SPV Funding, L.L.C. (“NMF SLF”).  The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition for all periods presented.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.  Revenues are recognized when earned and expenses when incurred.

 

Interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period, have been included.  The current period’s results of operations will not necessarily be indicative of results that ultimately may be achieved for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

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***Investments —***NMF Holdings applies fair value accounting in accordance with GAAP.  Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Investments are reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital at fair value, with changes in unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments” and realizations on portfolio investments reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Realized gains (losses) on investments”.

 

NMF Holdings values its assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act.  In all cases, the Company’s Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of the Company’s portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in good faith, including investments that are not publicly traded, those whose market prices are not readily available and any other situation where the Company’s portfolio investments require a fair value determination.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.  The Company’s quarterly valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below:

 

(1)   Investments for which market quotations are readily available on an exchange are valued at such market quotations based on the closing price indicated from Bloomberg.

(2)   Investments for which indicative prices are obtained from various pricing services and/or brokers or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process, as described below, to determine whether the quote(s) obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP.

a.     Bond quotes are obtained through Interactive Data Corporation.  Analytics are performed by the investment professionals of the Company’s Investment Adviser to ensure that the quote obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP and if so, the quote is used.  If the Investment Adviser is unable to sufficiently validate the quote(s) internally and if the investment’s par value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below); and

b.     For investments other than bonds, the Company looks at the number of quotes readily available and performs the following:

i.      Investments for which more than two quotes are received from a pricing service are valued using the mean of the mean of the bid and ask of the quotes obtained;

ii.     Investments for which one or two quotes are received from a pricing service are validated internally.  The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser analyze the market quotes obtained using an array of valuation methods (further described below) to validate the fair value.  If the Investment Adviser is unable to sufficiently validate the quote(s) internally and if the investment’s par value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below).

(3)   Investments for which quotations are not readily available through exchanges, pricing services, brokers, or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process:

a.     Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser responsible for the credit monitoring;

b.     Preliminary valuation conclusions will then be documented and discussed with the Company’s senior management;

c.     If an investment falls into (3) above for four consecutive quarters, then at least once each fiscal year, the valuation for each portfolio investment for which the Company does not have a readily available market quotation will be reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors; and

d.     Also, when deemed appropriate by the Company’s management, an independent valuation firm may be engaged to review and value investment(s) in a portfolio company, without any preliminary valuation being performed by the Investment Adviser.  The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser will review and validate the value provided.

 

Valuation methods may include comparisons of financial ratios of the portfolio companies that issued such private securities to peer companies that are public, the nature of and the realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s earnings, discounted cash flows, the ability to make payments, the markets in which the portfolio company conducts business, and other relevant factors, including available market data such as relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables; applicable market yields and multiples; security covenants; call protection provisions; information rights; comparable merger and acquisition transactions; and the principal market and enterprise values.  When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent sale occurs, the Company will consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate the private valuation.

 

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The values assigned to investments are based upon available information and do not necessarily represent amounts which might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot be reasonably determined until the individual positions are liquidated.  Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of NMF Holdings’ investments may fluctuate from period to period.

 

See Note 3, *Investments*, for further discussion relating to investments.

 

***Cash and cash equivalents***—******Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term, highly liquid investments.  The Company defines cash equivalents as securities that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and so near maturity that there is insignificant risk of changes in value.  Generally, these securities have original maturities of three months or less.

 

***Revenue recognition —***The Company’s revenue recognition policies are as follows:

 

*Sales and paydowns of investments:*Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the specific identification method.

 

*Interest income**:* Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount using the effective interest method, is recorded on the accrual basis and periodically assessed for collectability.  Interest income also includes interest earned from cash on hand.  Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties are recorded as part of interest income.  The Company has loans in the portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) provision.  PIK represents interest that is accrued and recorded as interest income at the contractual rates, added to the loan principal on the respective capitalization dates, and generally due at maturity.

 

*Non-accrual income:*Loans are placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected.  Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status.  Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment of the ultimate outcome.  Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current.

 

*Other income:* Other income represents delayed compensation and miscellaneous fees received.  Delayed compensation is income earned from counterparties on trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date.

 

***Interest and other credit facility expenses*** — Interest and other credit facility fees are recorded on an accrual basis.  See Note 7, *Borrowing Facilities*, for details.

 

***Deferred credit facility costs*** — Deferred credit facility costs consist of expenses related to the origination of the existing credit facilities.  These expenses are amortized using the straight-line method over the stated life of the related credit facility.  See Note 7, *Borrowing Facilities*, for details.

 

***Income taxes*** — NMF Holdings intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.  Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements, as the partners are individually responsible for reporting income or loss based on their respective share of the revenues or expenses.  NMF Holdings files United States (“U.S.”) federal, state, and local income tax returns.

 

NMF Holdings has adopted the Income Taxes topic of the Codification (“ASC 740”).  ASC 740 provides guidance for how uncertain income tax positions should be recognized, measured, and disclosed in the financial statements.  Based on its analysis, NMF Holdings has determined that the adoption of ASC 740 did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial statements.

 

***Dividends*** — Distributions to common unit holders are recorded on the record date as set by the Company’s board of directors.  The Company and New Mountain Finance are required to take certain actions in order to maintain, at all times, a one-to-one ratio between the number of units held by New Mountain Finance and the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock outstanding.  In addition, in order for New Mountain Finance to pay a dividend or other distribution to holders of its common stock, it must be accompanied by a prior distribution by NMF Holdings to all of its unit holders.  NMF Holdings intends to make distributions to its unit holders that will be sufficient to enable New Mountain Finance to pay quarterly distributions to its stockholders and to obtain and maintain its status as a RIC.  New Mountain Finance intends to distribute approximately all of its portion of the Company’s adjusted net investment income (see Note 5, *Agreements*) on a quarterly basis and substantially all of its portion of the Company’s taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.

 

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New Mountain Finance has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides on behalf of its stockholders for reinvestment of any distributions declared, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash.  Cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock will be automatically reinvested by New Mountain Finance into additional units of NMF Holdings.

 

New Mountain Finance applies the following in implementing the dividend reinvestment plan.  If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is greater than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, New Mountain Finance will use only newly issued shares to implement its dividend reinvestment plan.  Under such circumstances, the number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by the market price per share of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the distribution payment date.  Market price per share on that date will be the closing price for such shares on the NYSE or, if no sale is reported for such day, the average of their electronically reported bid and asked prices.  If New Mountain Finance uses newly issued shares to implement the plan, New Mountain Finance will receive, on a one-for-one basis, additional units of NMF Holdings in exchange for cash distributions that are reinvested in shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock under the dividend reinvestment plan.

 

If the price at which newly issued shares are to be credited to stockholders’ accounts is less than 110.0% of the last determined net asset value of the shares, New Mountain Finance will either issue new shares or instruct the plan administrator to purchase shares in the open market to satisfy the additional shares required.  Shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a stockholder based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market.  The number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock to be outstanding after giving effect to payment of the distribution cannot be established until the value per share at which additional shares will be issued has been determined and elections of New Mountain Finance’s stockholders have been tabulated.

 

***Foreign securities*** — The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars.  Investment securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies on the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies on the respective dates of the transactions.  The Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.  Such fluctuations are included with “Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments” and “Realized gains on investments” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Investments denominated in foreign currencies may be negatively affected by movements in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and such foreign currencies.  This movement is beyond the control of the Company and cannot be predicted.

 

***Use of estimates*** — The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and other metrics used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ from the estimates used, and the differences could be material.

 

**3.****        ****Investments**

 

At September 30, 2011 investments consisted of the following:

 

**Investment Cost and Fair Value by Type**

 
| ** **        | ** ** | **Cost**    | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
|-------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
| First lien        |       | $           | 383,534,562 |                | $          | 383,082,855 |   |
| Second lien       |       | 194,779,866 |        | 192,152,442         |       |
| Subordinated      |       | 27,823,678  |        | 28,697,385          |       |
| Equity and other  |       | 566,643     |        | 401,732             |       |
| Total investments |       | $           | 606,704,749 |                | $          | 604,334,414 |   |

 

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**Investment Cost and Fair Value by Industry**

 
| ** **                        | ** ** | **Cost**    | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
| Business Services                 |       | $           | 65,228,242  |                | $          | 69,161,042 |   |
| Consumer Services                 |       | 24,774,731  |        | 26,421,262          |       |
| Education                         |       | 52,596,680  |        | 49,696,262          |       |
| Federal Services                  |       | 69,228,312  |        | 68,113,611          |       |
| Healthcare Facilities             |       | 3,232,454   |        | 3,755,024           |       |
| Healthcare Information Technology |       | 14,696,646  |        | 14,145,488          |       |
| Healthcare Products               |       | 24,008,514  |        | 24,000,000          |       |
| Healthcare Services               |       | 112,871,994 |        | 116,339,433         |       |
| Industrial Services               |       | 19,726,618  |        | 17,457,782          |       |
| Information Services              |       | 29,566,124  |        | 28,805,880          |       |
| Information Technology            |       | 6,554,541   |        | 6,062,801           |       |
| Logistics                         |       | 5,887,996   |        | 5,280,000           |       |
| Media                             |       | 11,779,280  |        | 11,581,800          |       |
| Power Generation                  |       | 9,608,302   |        | 7,869,832           |       |
| Software                          |       | 135,332,093 |        | 134,062,847         |       |
| Specialty Chemicals and Materials |       | 9,860,319   |        | 9,850,000           |       |
| Telecommunication                 |       | 11,751,903  |        | 11,731,350          |       |
| Total investments                 |       | $           | 606,704,749 |                | $          | 604,334,414 |   |

 

At December 31, 2010 investments consisted of the following:

 

**Investment Cost and Fair Value by Type**

 
| ** **        | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
|-------------------|------------|------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
| First lien        |       | $          | 303,924,269 |                | $          | 321,212,659 |   |
| Second lien       |       | 90,027,745 |        | 98,934,554          |       |
| Subordinated      |       | 19,812,335 |        | 20,377,764          |       |
| Equity and other  |       | 544,474    |        | 532,863             |       |
| Total investments |       | $          | 414,308,823 |                | $          | 441,057,840 |   |

 

**Investment Cost and Fair Value by Industry**

 
| ** **                        | ** ** | **Cost**    | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
| Business Services                 |       | $           | 53,482,718  |                | $          | 61,657,732 |   |
| Consumer Services                 |       | 24,665,157  |        | 25,173,367          |       |
| Education                         |       | 30,015,648  |        | 31,505,814          |       |
| Energy                            |       | 4,357,151   |        | 4,746,150           |       |
| Federal Services                  |       | 30,834,041  |        | 31,796,045          |       |
| Franchises                        |       | 9,091,224   |        | 9,285,114           |       |
| Healthcare Facilities             |       | 3,063,441   |        | 3,594,136           |       |
| Healthcare Information Technology |       | 13,790,000  |        | 13,965,000          |       |
| Healthcare Services               |       | 88,073,362  |        | 94,834,674          |       |
| Industrial Services               |       | 10,245,116  |        | 10,425,950          |       |
| Information Technology            |       | 4,854,762   |        | 4,280,423           |       |
| Logistics                         |       | 5,874,951   |        | 5,985,000           |       |
| Media                             |       | 11,820,000  |        | 11,880,000          |       |
| Power Generation                  |       | 8,580,242   |        | 7,803,431           |       |
| Software                          |       | 103,739,377 |        | 111,885,004         |       |
| Telecommunication                 |       | 11,821,633  |        | 12,240,000          |       |
| Total investments                 |       | $           | 414,308,823 |                | $          | 441,057,840 |   |

 

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no assets being accounted for on a non-accrual basis.

 

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities of $22,698,500 and $12,198,500, respectively, which are disclosed on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

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**4.****        ****Fair Value**

 

Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Accounting Standards Codification 820, *Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures* (“ASC 820”), establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the inputs to valuation techniques used in measuring investments at fair value.  The hierarchy classifies the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:

 

Level I — Quoted prices (unadjusted) are available in active markets for identical investments and the Company has the ability to access such quotes as of the reporting date.  The type of investments which would generally be included in Level I include active exchange-traded equity securities and exchange-traded derivatives.  As required by ASC 820, the Company, to the extent that it holds such investments, does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where the Company holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Level II — Pricing inputs are observable for the investments, either directly or indirectly, as of the reporting date, but are not the same as those used in Level I.  Level II inputs include the following:

 
| a) | Quoted   prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;                                                                                                                                               |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| b) | Quoted   prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets   (examples include corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);                                                 |
| c) | Pricing   models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the   asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives,   including foreign exchange forward contracts); and |
| d) | Pricing   models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by   observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially   the full term of the asset or liability.             |

 

Level III — Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels.  In all instances when the inputs fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  As such, a Level III fair value measurement may include inputs that are both observable (Levels I and II) and unobservable (Level III).  Gains and losses for such assets categorized within the Level III table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels II and III) and unobservable inputs (Level III).

 

The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant judgment or estimation by management and consider factors specific to each investment.  A review of the fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis.  Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in the reclassification of certain investments within the fair value hierarchy from period to period.  Reclassifications impacting Level III of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the Level III category as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur.

 

The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that the Company’s portfolio investments fall into as of September 30, 2011:

 
| ** **        | ** ** | **Total**   | ** **  | **Level I** | ** ** | **Level II** | ** ** | **Level III** | ** ** |
|-------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
| First lien        |       | $           | 383,082,855 |             | —     |              | $          | 368,607,654        |       | $ | 14,475,201 |   |
| Second lien       |       | 192,152,442 |        | —           |       | 168,152,442       |       | 24,000,000         |       |
| Subordinated      |       | 28,697,385  |        | —           |       | 14,285,000        |       | 14,412,385         |       |
| Equity and other  |       | 401,732     |        | —           |       | —            |       | 401,732            |       |
| Total investments |       | $           | 604,334,414 |             | —     |              | $          | 551,045,096        |       | $ | 53,289,318 |   |

 

The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that the Company’s portfolio investments fall into as of December 31, 2010:

 
| ** **        | ** ** | **Total**  | ** **  | **Level I** | ** ** | **Level II** | ** ** | **Level III** | ** ** |
|-------------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
| First lien        |       | $          | 321,212,659 |             | —     |              | $          | 304,237,325        |       | $ | 16,975,334 |   |
| Second lien       |       | 98,934,554 |        | —           |       | 98,934,554        |       | —             |       |
| Subordinated      |       | 20,377,764 |        | —           |       | 7,630,000         |       | 12,747,764         |       |
| Equity and other  |       | 532,863    |        | —           |       | —            |       | 532,863            |       |
| Total investments |       | $          | 441,057,840 |             | —     |              | $          | 410,801,879        |       | $ | 30,255,961 |   |

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2011:

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **           | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | **Equity and** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **Total**   | ** ** | **First Lien** | ** ** | **Second Lien** | ** ** | **Subordinated** | ** ** | **other**           | ** ** |
| **Fair value, June 30, 2011**                                                                                                                                             |       | $           | 44,501,997 |                | $          | 30,794,495           |       | $                | —     |                | $          | 13,231,138 |   | $ | 476,364 |   |
| Total gains or losses included in earnings:                                                                                                                                    |       |        |       |                |       |                 |       |             |       |                |       |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation   (depreciation)                                                                                                                         |       | 22,914      |       | (1,083,701          | )          | —               |       | 1,181,247        |       | (74,632             | )          |
| Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver   fundings                                                                                                                   |       | 24,000,000  |       | —              |       | 24,000,000           |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments                                                                                                                                |       | (535,593    | )          | (535,593            | )          | —               |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| Transfer out of Level III (1)                                                                                                                                                  |       | (14,700,000 | )          | (14,700,000         | )          | —               |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| **Fair value, September 30,   2011**                                                                                                                                      |       | $           | 53,289,318 |                | $          | 14,475,201           |       | $                | 24,000,000 |                | $          | 14,412,385 |   | $ | 401,732 |   |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for   the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held   by the Company at the end of the period: |       | $           | 22,914     |                | $          | (1,083,701           | )          | $                | —     |                | $          | 1,181,247 |   | $ | (74,632 | ) |

 

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(1)   Portfolio investments are transferred into and out of Level III at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur.

 

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the three months ended September 30, 2010, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2010:

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | **Equity and** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **Total**  | ** ** | **First Lien** | ** ** | **Subordinated** | ** ** | **other**           | ** ** |
| **Fair value, June 30, 2010**                                                                                                                                             |       | $          | 19,989,340 |                | $          | 17,101,778       |       | $                   | 2,372,314  |   | $ | 515,248 |   |
| Total gains or losses included in earnings:                                                                                                                                    |       |       |       |                |       |             |       |                |       |
| Net change in unrealized   appreciation (depreciation)                                                                                                                    |       | 65,120     |       | 88,327              |       | (28,773          | )          | 5,566               |       |
| Purchases, including capitalized PIK                                                                                                                                           |       | 8,518,811  |       | 16,079              |       | 8,444,959        |       | 57,773              |       |
| **Fair value, September 30,   2010**                                                                                                                                      |       | $          | 28,573,271 |                | $          | 17,206,184       |       | $                   | 10,788,500 |   | $ | 578,587 |   |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for   the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held   by the Company at the end of the period: |       | $          | 65,120     |                | $          | 88,327           |       | $                   | (28,773    | ) | $ | 5,566 |   |

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2011:

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **           | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | **Equity and** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **Total**   | ** ** | **First Lien** | ** ** | **Second Lien** | ** ** | **Subordinated** | ** ** | **other**           | ** ** |
| **Fair value, December 31,   2010**                                                                                                                                       |       | $           | 30,255,961 |                | $          | 16,975,334           |       | $                | —     |                | $          | 12,747,764 |   | $ | 532,863 |   |
| Total gains or losses included in earnings:                                                                                                                                    |       |        |       |                |       |                 |       |             |       |                |       |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation   (depreciation)                                                                                                                         |       | 811,495     |       | (487,407            | )          | —               |       | 1,452,203        |       | (153,301            | )          |
| Purchases, including capitalized PIK and revolver   fundings                                                                                                                   |       | 38,210,181  |       | 13,975,593          |       | 24,000,000           |       | 212,418          |       | 22,170              |       |
| Proceeds from sales and paydowns of investments                                                                                                                                |       | (535,593    | )          | (535,593            | )          | —               |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| Transfers into Level III (1)                                                                                                                                                   |       | (752,726    | )          | (752,726            | )          | —               |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| Transfers out of Level III (1)                                                                                                                                                 |       | (14,700,000 | )          | (14,700,000         | )          | —               |       | —           |       | —              |       |
| **Fair value, September 30,   2011**                                                                                                                                      |       | $           | 53,289,318 |                | $          | 14,475,201           |       | $                | 24,000,000 |                | $          | 14,412,385 |   | $ | 401,732 |   |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for   the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held   by the Company at the end of the period: |       | $           | 811,495    |                | $          | (487,407             | )          | $                | —     |                | $          | 1,452,203 |   | $ | (153,301 | ) |

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level III portfolio investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as well as the portion of appreciation (depreciation) included in income attributable to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to those assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2010:

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | **Equity and** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                     | ** ** | **Total**  | ** ** | **First Lien** | ** ** | **Subordinated** | ** ** | **other**           | ** ** |
| **Fair value, December 31,   2009**                                                                                                                                       |       | $          | —     |                | $          | —           |       | $                   | —     |   | $ | — |   |
| Total gains or losses included in earnings:                                                                                                                                    |       |       |       |                |       |             |       |                |       |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation   (depreciation)                                                                                                                         |       | 150,729    |       | 162,095             |       | (45,479          | )          | 34,113              |       |
| Purchases, including capitalized PIK                                                                                                                                           |       | 28,422,542 |       | 17,044,089          |       | 10,833,979       |       | 544,474             |       |
| **Fair value, September 30,   2010**                                                                                                                                      |       | $          | 28,573,271 |                | $          | 17,206,184       |       | $                   | 10,788,500 |   | $ | 578,587 |   |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for   the period relating to those Level III assets that were still held   by the Company at the end of the period: |       | $          | 150,729    |                | $          | 162,095          |       | $                   | (45,479    | ) | $ | 34,113 |   |

 

Except as noted in the tables above, there were no other transfers in or out of Level I, II, or III during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010.  Transfers into Level III occurred as quotations obtained through pricing services were not deemed representative of fair value as of the balance sheet date and such assets were internally valued.  As quotations obtained through pricing services were substantiated through additional market sources, investments were transferred out of Level III.  The Company invests in revolving credit facilities.  These investments are categorized as Level III investments as these assets are not actively traded and their fair values are often implied by the term loans of the respective portfolio companies.

 

***Fair value risk factors —***The Company seeks investment opportunities that offer the possibility of attaining substantial capital appreciation.  Certain events particular to each industry in which the Company’s portfolio companies conduct their operations, as well as general economic and political conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the Company’s investments and/or on the fair value of the Company’s investments.  Also, there may be risk associated with the concentration of investments in one geographic region or in certain industries.  These events are beyond the control of the Company and cannot be predicted.  Furthermore, the ability to liquidate investments and realize value is subject to uncertainties.

 

**5.****        ****Agreements**

 

NMF Holdings entered into an Investment Management Agreement with New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C.  Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides

 

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investment advisory services to, NMF Holdings.  For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from NMF Holdings, consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee.

 

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s gross assets less (i) the borrowings under the SLF Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7, *Borrowing Facilities*) and (ii) cash and cash equivalents.  The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets, borrowings under the SLF Credit Facility, and cash and cash equivalents at the end of each of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted on a pro rata basis for any equity capital raises or repurchases during the current calendar quarter.

 

The incentive fee consists of two parts.  The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and equals 20.0% of the Company’s “Pre-incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding quarter, subject to a “preferred return”, or “hurdle”, and a “catch-up” feature.  “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator, and any interest expense and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred membership units, but excluding the incentive fee).  Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash.  Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.

 

Under GAAP, New Mountain Finance’s IPO did not step-up the cost basis of the Company’s existing investments to fair market value at the IPO date.  Since the total value of the Company’s investments at the time of the IPO was greater than the investments’ cost basis, a larger amount of amortization of purchase or original issue discount, as well as different amounts in realized gain and unrealized appreciation, may be recognized under GAAP in each period than if the step-up had occurred.  This will remain until such investments are sold or mature in the future.  The Company tracks the transferred (or fair market) value of each of its investments as of the time of the IPO and, for purposes of the incentive fee calculation, adjusts Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income to reflect the amortization of purchase or original issue discount on our investments as if each investment was purchased at the date of the IPO, or stepped up to fair market value.  This is defined as “Pre-incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income”.  The Company also uses the transferred (or fair market) value of each of its investments as of the time of the IPO to adjust capital gains or losses and unrealized capital depreciation.  This is defined as “Adjusted Realized Capital Gains”, “Adjusted Realized Capital Losses”, and “Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation”.

 

Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 2.0% per quarter (8.0% annualized), subject to a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each calendar quarter.  The hurdle rate is appropriately pro-rated for any partial periods.  The calculation of the Company’s incentive fee with respect to the Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income for each quarter is as follows:

 

·      No incentive fee is payable to the Investment Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 2.0% (the “preferred return” or “hurdle”).

·      100.0% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5% in any calendar quarter (10.0% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser.  This portion of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.5%) is referred to as the “catch-up”.  The catch-up provision is intended to provide the Investment Adviser with an incentive fee of 20.0% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter.

·      20.0% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Adjusted Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter (10.0% annualized) is payable to the Investment Adviser once the hurdle is reached and the catch-up is achieved.

 

The second part will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Management Agreement) and will equal 20.0% of the Company’s Adjusted Realized Capital Gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of the each calendar year, computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fee.

 

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In accordance with GAAP, NMF Holdings accrues a hypothetical capital gains incentive fee based upon the cumulative net Adjusted Realized Capital Gains and Losses and the cumulative net Adjusted Unrealized Capital Appreciation and Depreciation on investments held at the end of each period.  Actual amounts paid to the Investment Adviser are consistent with the Investment Management Agreement and the 1940 Act, and are based on actual Adjusted Realized Capital Gains computed net of all Adjusted Realized Capital Losses and Adjusted Unrealized Capital Depreciation on a cumulative basis.  No accrual was required for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and for the period from May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011.

 

The management fee and incentive fee were $1,930,140 and $700,610 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $2,737,649 and $1,205,003 for the period from May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011.  The Consolidated Statement of Operations below is adjusted as if step-up in cost basis to fair market value had occurred at the IPO date.  This statement begins on May 19, 2011, the effective date of the Investment Management Agreement.

 

The following Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 is adjusted to reflect this step-up to fair market value.

 
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | ** **                               | ** **  | ** **      | ** ** | **Adjusted**                             | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **Three months ended**         | ** **  | ** **      | ** ** | **Three months ended**         | ** ** |
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011** | ** **  | **Adjustments** | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011** | ** ** |
| **Investment income**                                                 |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| Interest income                                                       |       | $                                        | 14,860,750  |            | $          | (1,189,611                               | )          | $ | 13,671,139 |   |
| Other income                                                          |       | 207,831                                  |        |            |       | 207,831                                  |       |
| Total investment income                                               |       | 15,068,581                               |        | (1,189,611      | )          | 13,878,970                               |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| Total expenses   pre-incentive fee                                    |       | 4,366,253                                |        |            |       | 4,366,253                                |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| **Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income**                           |       | 10,702,328                               |        | (1,189,611      | )          | 9,512,717                                |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| Incentive fee                                                         |       | 700,610                                  |        |            |       | 700,610                                  |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| **Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment   Income**                        |       | 10,001,718                               |        | (1,189,611      | )          | 8,812,107                                |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| Realized gain on investments                                          |       | 1,402,671                                |        | (1,396,525      | )          | 6,146                                    |       |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments |       | (22,657,239                              | )           | 2,586,136       |       | (20,071,103                              | )          |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |        |            |       |                                     |       |
| **Net decrease in capital resulting   from operations**               |       | $                                        | (11,252,850 | )               |       |                                     | $          | (11,252,850 | ) |
|                                                                       |            |                                          |             |                 |            |                                          |            |  |  |  |

 

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The following Statement of Operations for the period May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011 is adjusted to reflect this step-up to fair market value.

 
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | ** **                                         | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Adjusted**                                       | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **Period from********May 19, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Period from********May 19, 2011** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011**           | ** ** | **Adjustments** | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011**           | ** ** |
| **Investment income**                                                 |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| Interest income                                                       |       | $                                                  | 21,865,682 |            | $          | (1,748,300                                         | )          | $ | 20,117,382 |   |
| Other income                                                          |       | 513,975                                            |       |            |       | 513,975                                            |       |
| Total investment income                                               |       | 22,379,657                                         |       | (1,748,300      | )          | 20,631,357                                         |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| Total expenses   pre-incentive fee                                    |       | 6,594,310                                          |       |            |       | 6,594,310                                          |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| **Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income**                           |       | 15,785,347                                         |       | (1,748,300      | )          | 14,037,047                                         |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| Incentive fee                                                         |       | 1,205,003                                          |       |            |       | 1,205,003                                          |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| **Post-Incentive Fee Net Investment   Income**                        |       | 14,580,344                                         |       | (1,748,300      | )          | 12,832,044                                         |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| Realized gain (loss) on investments                                   |       | 1,000,668                                          |       | (1,181,204      | )          | (180,536                                           | )          |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments |       | (21,557,011                                        | )          | 2,929,504       |       | (18,627,507                                        | )          |
|                                                                  |       |                                               |       |            |       |                                               |       |
| **Net decrease in capital resulting   from operations**               |       | $                                                  | (5,975,999 | )               |       |                                               | $          | (5,975,999 | ) |
|                                                                       |            |                                                    |            |                 |            |                                                    |            |  |  |  |

 

NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) under which the Administrator provides administrative services.  The Administrator oversees NMF Holdings’, New Mountain Finance’s and AIV Holdings’ financial records, prepares reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, generally monitors the payment of NMF Holdings’, New Mountain Finance’s and AIV Holdings’ expenses, and watches the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others.  NMF Holdings will reimburse the Administrator for NMF Holdings’, New Mountain Finance’s, and AIV Holdings’ allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations to NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  During the first year of operations, the Company has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million.

 

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, NMF Holdings incurred $1,345,367 in expenses in excess of the expense cap for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, of which $816,530 was receivable from affiliate as of September 30, 2011.

 

The Company, New Mountin Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have also entered into a Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant the Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the New Mountain and the New Mountain Finance names.  Under the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, subject to certain conditions, the Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator will have a right to use the New Mountain and New Mountain Finance names, for so long as the Investment Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the investment adviser of the Company.  Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator will have no legal right to the New Mountain or the New Mountain Finance names.

 

**6.         Related Parties**

 

NMF Holdings has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

 

·                  NMF Holdings has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  Therefore, New Mountain Capital is entitled to any profits earned by the Investment Adviser, which includes any fees payable to the Investment Adviser under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, less expenses incurred by the Investment Adviser in performing its services under the Investment Management Agreement.

 

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·                  NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  The Administrator arranges office space for NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings and provides office equipment and administrative services necessary to conduct their respective day-to-day operations pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  NMF Holdings reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing administrative, finance and compliance functions, and the compensation of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs.  During the first year of operations, the Company has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million.

·                  Together, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own all the outstanding units of the Company.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of NMF Holdings.

·                  The Company, New Mountin Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant the Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

 

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may also manage other funds in the future that may have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with NMF Holdings’ investment mandates.  The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may determine that an investment is appropriate for NMF Holdings and for one or more of those other funds.  In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may determine that we should invest side-by-side with one or more other funds.  Any such investments will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff, and consistent with the Investment Adviser’s allocation procedures.

 

Concurrently with the IPO, New Mountain Finance sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

 

**7.         Borrowing Facilities**

 

Holdings Credit Facility — The Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated May 19, 2011 (the “Holdings Credit Facility”) among NMF Holdings as the Borrower and Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, is structured as a revolving credit facility and matures on October 21, 2015.  The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility is $160,000,000.  Under the terms of the Holdings Credit Facility, the Company is permitted to borrow up to 45.0% or 25.0% of the purchase price of pledged first lien debt securities or non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.  The credit facility is collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis.  All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the Holdings Credit Facility are capitalized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Member’s Capital and charged against income over the life of the Holdings Credit Facility.  The Holdings Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control.  In addition, the Holdings Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio.  However, the covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of our investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

 

The Company became a party to the Holdings Credit Facility upon the IPO of New Mountain Finance.  The Holdings Credit Facility amends and restates the credit facility of the Predecessor Entities (the “Predecessor Credit Facility”).  The Predecessor Credit Facility consisted of two separate facilities. First, the Loan and Security Agreement dated October 21, 2009 among New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. as the Collateral Manager, New Mountain Guardian Debt Funding, L.L.C. as the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, was structured as a revolving credit facility that matured on October 21, 2014.  The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under this credit facility was $112,500,000.  Second, the Loan and Security Agreement dated November 19, 2009 among New Mountain Guardian Partners (Leveraged), L.L.C as the Collateral Manager, New Mountain Guardian Partners Debt Funding, L.L.C. as the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, is structured as a revolving credit facility that matures on October 21, 2014.  The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under this credit facility was $7,500,000.

 

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The Holdings Credit Facility (as well as the Predecessor Credit Facility) bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.0% per annum and charges a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the credit agreement).  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $1,162,756 and $538,464, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $1,608,048 and $227,601, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was 3.2% and 3.3%, respectively.  The average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was $46,718,994 and $64,764,538, respectively.  The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $57,903,125 and $59,696,938, respectively.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the credit facilities existing on such dates.

 

SLF Credit Facility — The Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated October 27, 2010 (the “SLF Credit Facility”) among NMF SLF as the Borrower, NMF Holdings as the Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, is structured as a revolving credit facility and matures on October 27, 2015.  Amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 9, 2011 and July 15, 2011, increased the facility size from $100.0 million to $150.0 million and $175.0 million, respectively.  The SLF Credit Facility is non-recourse to NMF Holdings and is secured by all assets owned by NMF SLF on an investment by investment basis.  All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the SLF Credit Facility are capitalized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Member’s Capital and charged against income over the life of the SLF Credit Facility.  The SLF Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control.  The covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of our investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

 

The SLF Credit Facility permits borrowings of up to 67.0% of the purchase price of pledged debt securities subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum.  A non-usage fee is paid, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the credit agreement).  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $2,305,096 and $82,742, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 for the facility was 2.5%.  The average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $123,049,814.  The SLF Credit Facility did not exist during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $166,606,448 and $56,936,000, respectively.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, NMF SLF was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the SLF Credit Facility.

 

**8.****                         ****Regulation**

 

As a business development company, NMF Holdings must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70.0% of its total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions).

 

**9.****                         ****Commitments and Contingencies**

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications.  The Company has unfunded commitments on revolving credit facilities, which are disclosed on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments and in Note 3, *Investments*.  The Company may from time to time enter into financing commitment letters.  As of September 30, 2011, the Company has entered into commitment letters to purchase debt investments in an aggregate par amount of $45.0 million, which could require funding in the future.   The Company may also enter into bridge financing commitments, an obligation to provide interim financing to a counterparty until permanent credit can be obtained.  These commitments are short-term in nature and may expire unfunded.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had no outstanding bridge financing commitments.  The Company also has revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility and the SLF Credit Facility as of September 30, 2011. See Note 7, *Borrowing Facilities*, for details.

 

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**10.      Financial Highlights**

 

The following information sets forth the financial highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The ratios to average net assets have been annualized. The total return is not annualized.

 
| ** **                                             | ** ** | **Nine months ended**           | ** **  | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                             | ** ** | **September 30, 2011**          | ** **  | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** |
|                                                   |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| Total Return                                           |       | 6.05                                      | %           | 19.94                            | %          |
|                                                   |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| Average net assets for the period                      |       | $                                         | 346,162,848 |                             | $          | 250,372,804 |   |
| Ratio to average net assets:                           |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| Net investment income                                  |       | 11.16                                     | %           | 15.51                            | %          |
| Total expenses (gross)                                 |       | 4.53                                      | %           | 1.29                             | %          |
| Total expenses (net of reimbursable expenses)          |       | 4.01                                      | %           | 1.29                             | %          |
|                                                   |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| ** **                                             | ** ** | **May 19, 2011 to**        | ** **  |                             |       |
| ** **                                             | ** ** | **September 30, 2011 (a)** | ** **  |                             |       |
| Per unit data:                                         |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| Net asset value, May 19, 2011                     |       | $                                         | 14.08       |                             |       |   |
| Net investment income                                  |       | 0.47                                      |        |                             |       |
| Net realized and unrealized loss                       |       | (0.67                                     | )           |                             |       |
| Dividends paid                                         |       | (0.56                                     | )           |                             |       |
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from   operations |       | (0.76                                     | )           |                             |       |
|                                                   |       |                                      |        |                             |       |
| Net asset value, September 30, 2011               |       | $                                         | 13.32       |                             |       |   |
|                                                        |            |                                           |             |                                  |            |  |  |

 

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(a) Data presented from May 19, 2011 forward as the fund became unitized on that date, the IPO date.

 

**11.      Recent Accounting Standards Updates**

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, *Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs* (“ASU 2011-04”), which provides clarification about how to measure fair value and improves comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendments included in ASU 2011-04 clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements outlined in ASC 820, as well as includes some instances of changes to particular principles or requirements.  ASU 2011-04 clarifies that (i) the concept of the highest and best use valuation premise applies only to nonfinancial assets, (ii) instruments classified in shareholders’ equity should be valued from the perspective of a market participant that holds that instrument as an asset, (iii) quantitative information should be disclosed about unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement that is categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy.  ASU 2011-04 changes the guidance in (i) permitting an exception to ASC 820 by allowing an entity to measure the fair value of a group of financial assets and financial liabilities exposed to market and credit risks to be consistent with the entity’s net risk exposures, instead of gross risk, (ii) applying premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement lacking a Level I inputs to be consistent with the ASC 820 requirements of fair value measurement but that applying premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement related to size as a characteristic of the holding rather than as a characteristic of the asset or liability is not permitted, and (iii) requiring additional disclosures about fair value measurements categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy, including the valuation processes used and the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs.  ASU 2011-04 is effective for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company is currently assessing the impact that adoption of ASU 2011-04 will have on the financial statements.

 

**12.      Subsequent Events**

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF SLF entered into a fifth amendment to the SLF Credit Facility, which removed the restriction to purchase or sell loans to an affiliate.

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into a second amendment to the Holdings Credit Facility, which permitted NMF Holdings to borrow up to 67.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

On November 8, 2011, the Company entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among the Company, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.  See Note 5, *Agreements*, for further details.

 

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

 

To the Board of Directors of

New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.

New York, New York

 

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and members’ capital of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (the “Company”), including the consolidated schedule of investments as of September 30, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 and the consolidated statements of changes’ in members’ capital and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the combined statements of assets, liabilities and capital of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (Formerly New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C.), including the combined schedule of investments as of December 31, 2010, and the related combined statements of operations, changes in capital, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 25, 2011 (March 28, 2011 as to note 12), we expressed an unqualified opinion on those combined financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and members’capital, including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2010 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the combined statement of assets, liabilities, and members’ capital, including the combined schedule of investments, from which it has been derived.

 

*DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP*

 

New York, New York

November 14, 2011

 

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**Item 2.**          **Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations**

 

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in the report.  See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

 

***Forward-Looking Statements***

 

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the financial data and financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report.  In addition, some of the statements in this report (including in the following discussion) constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. (“NMF Holdings”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).  The forward-looking statements contained in this report involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including:

 

·                  statements concerning the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets;

·                  the general economy, including interest and inflation rates, and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

·                  the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

·                  our ability to make investments consistent with our investment objectives, including with respect to the size, nature and terms of our investments;

·                  the ability of New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. (the “Investment Adviser”) or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

·                  actual and potential conflicts of interest with the Investment Adviser and other affiliates of New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C.; and

·                  other factors, including those discussed in our Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011.

 

We use words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “will”, “should”, “may” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.  Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” section in our Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011.

 

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, registration statements on Form N-2, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

 

***Overview***

 

NMF Holdings is a Delaware limited liability company.  NMF Holdings is externally managed and has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  As such, we are obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  NMF Holdings intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes for so long as it has at least two members.

 

NMF Holdings is externally managed by the Investment Adviser.  New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C. (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for our operations.  The Investment Adviser and Administrator are wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Mountain Capital (defined as New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates).  New Mountain Capital is a firm with a track record of investing in the middle market and with assets under management (which includes amounts committed, not all of which have been drawn down and invested to date) totaling approximately $9.0 billion as of September 30, 2011.  New Mountain Capital focuses on investing in defensive growth companies across its private equity, public equity, and credit investment vehicles.  NMF Holdings, formerly known as New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C., was originally formed as a subsidiary of New Mountain Guardian AIV, L.P. (“Guardian AIV”) by New Mountain Capital in October 2008.  Guardian AIV was formed through an allocation of approximately $300.0 million of the $5.1 billion of commitments supporting New Mountain Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund managed by New Mountain Capital.  In February 2009, New Mountain Capital formed a co-investment vehicle, New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., comprising $20.4 million of commitments.  New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P., together with their respective direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are defined as the “Predecessor Entities”.

 

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This structure was designed to generally prevent New Mountain Finance Corporation (“New Mountain Finance”) from being allocated taxable income in respect of unrecognized gains in the Predecessor Entities’ assets, with the result that any distributions made to New Mountain Finance’s stockholders that are attributable to such gains generally will not be treated as taxable dividends.

 

New Mountain Finance is a Delaware corporation that was originally incorporated on June 29, 2010.  New Mountain Finance is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.  As such, New Mountain Finance is obligated to comply with certain regulatory requirements.  New Mountain Finance intends to be treated, and intends to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) commencing with it taxable year ending December 31, 2011.

 

On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, New Mountain Finance sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.

 

New Mountain Finance is a holding company with no direct operations of its own, and its sole asset is its ownership in NMF Holdings.  New Mountain Finance entered into a joinder agreement with respect to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of NMF Holdings, pursuant to which New Mountain Finance was admitted as a member of NMF Holdings and acquired from NMF Holdings, with the gross proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent private placement, common membership units (“units”) of NMF Holdings (the number of units are equal to the number of shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock sold in the IPO and the concurrent private placement).  In connection with New Mountain Finance’s IPO and through a series of transactions, NMF Holdings owns all of the operations of the Predecessor Entities, including all of the assets and liabilities related to such operations.

 

Guardian AIV was the parent of NMF Holdings prior to the IPO and as a result of the transactions completed in connection with the IPO obtained units in NMF Holdings.  Guardian AIV contributed its units in NMF Holdings to its newly formed subsidiary, New Mountain Finance AIV Holdings Corporation (“AIV Holdings”), in exchange for common stock of AIV Holdings.  AIV Holdings has the right to exchange all or any portion of its units in NMF Holdings for shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of NMF Holdings.

 

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The diagram below depicts our current organizational structure.

 

 

NMF Holdings’ investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, notes, bonds and mezzanine securities.  In some cases, our investments may also include equity interests.  The primary focus is in the debt of defensive growth companies, which are defined as generally exhibiting the following characteristics: (i) sustainable secular growth drivers, (ii) high barriers to competitive entry, (iii) high free cash flow after capital expenditure and working capital needs, (iv) high returns on assets and (v) opportunities for niche market dominance.

 

As of September 30, 2011, our net asset value was $411.9 million and our portfolio had a fair value of approximately $604.3 million in 50 portfolio companies, with a weighted average Unadjusted and Adjusted Yield to Maturity of approximately 10.9% and 14.0%, respectively.  “Adjusted Yield to Maturity” assumes that the investments in our portfolio are purchased at fair value on September 30, 2011 and held until their respective maturities with no prepayments or losses and exited at par at maturity. This calculation excludes the impact of existing leverage, except for the non-recourse debt of New Mountain Finance SPV Funding, L.L.C (“NMF SLF”).  NMF SLF is treated as a fully levered asset of the Company, with NMF SLF’s net asset value being included for yield calculation purposes. The actual yield to maturity may be higher or lower due to the future selection of LIBOR contracts by the individual companies in our portfolio or other factors. References to “Unadjusted Yield to Maturity” have the same assumptions as Adjusted Yield to Maturity except that NMF SLF is not treated as a fully levered asset of the Company, but rather the assets themselves are consolidated into the Company.

 

***Recent Developments***

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF SLF entered into a fifth amendment to the SLF Credit Facility, which removed the restriction to purchase or sell loans to an affiliate.

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into a second amendment to the Holdings Credit Facility, which permitted NMF Holdings to borrow up to 67.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, by and among New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the

 

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Administrator, which, amended the preamble, added “New Mountain Finance” to the definition of “Licensed Mark” and Canada and the European Union to the definition of “Territory”, as such terms are used in the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, added a definition of “Licensed Services”, and added AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator as parties to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of NMF Holdings, which clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in such agreement.

 

***Dividend***

 

On November 8, 2011, our board of directors, and subsequently New Mountain Finance’s board of directors, declared a fourth quarter 2011 distribution of $0.30 per unit/share payable on December 30, 2011 to holders of record as of December 15, 2011.

 

Since New Mountain Finance is a holding company, all distributions on its common stock will be paid from distributions received from NMF Holdings.  NMF Holdings intends to make distributions to its unit holders that will be sufficient to enable New Mountain Finance to pay quarterly distributions to its stockholders and to obtain and maintain its status as a RIC. New Mountain Finance intends to distribute approximately all of its portion of our adjusted net investment income (see Results of Operations) on a quarterly basis and substantially all of its portion of our taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.

 

***Critical Accounting Policies***

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the periods reported.  Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.  We have identified the following items as critical accounting policies.

 

***Valuation of Portfolio Investments***

 

NMF Holdings conducts the valuation of assets, pursuant to which its net asset value, and, consequently, New Mountain Finance’s net asset value is determined, at all times consistent with GAAP and the 1940 Act.

 

NMF Holdings’ values its assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if required under the 1940 Act.  In all cases, our Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of our portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in good faith, including investments that are not publicly traded, those whose market prices are not readily available, and any other situation where our portfolio investments require a fair value determination.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.  Our quarterly valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below:

 

(1)          Investments for which market quotations are readily available on an exchange are valued at such market quotations based on the closing price indicated from Bloomberg.

(2)          Investments for which indicative prices are obtained from various pricing services and/or brokers or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process, as described below, to determine whether the quote(s) obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP.

a.               Bond quotes are obtained through Interactive Data Corporation.  Analytics are performed by the investment professionals of the Company’s Investment Adviser to ensure that the quote obtained is representative of fair value in accordance with GAAP and if so, the quote is used.  If the Investment Adviser is unable to sufficiently validate the quote(s) internally and if the investment’s par value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below);

b.              For investments other than bonds, we look at the number of quotes readily available and perform the following:

i.              Investments for which more than two quotes are received from a pricing service are valued using the mean of the mean of the bid and ask of the quotes obtained;

ii.           Investments for which one or two quotes are received from a pricing service are validated internally.  The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser analyze the market quotes obtained using an array of valuation methods (further described below) to validate the fair value.  If the Investment Adviser is unable

 

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to sufficiently validate the quote(s) internally and if the investment’s par value exceeds the materiality threshold, the investment is valued similarly to those assets with no readily available quotes (see (3) below).

(3)          Investments for which quotations are not readily available through exchanges, pricing services, brokers, or dealers are valued through a multi-step valuation process:

a.               Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Investment Adviser responsible for the credit monitoring;

b.              Preliminary valuation conclusions will then be documented and discussed with our senior management;

c.               If an investment falls into (3) above for four consecutive quarters, then at least once each fiscal year, the valuation for each portfolio investment for which we do not have a readily available market quotation will be reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors.

d.              Also, when deemed appropriate by our management, an independent valuation firm may be engaged to review and value investment(s) in a portfolio company, without any preliminary valuation being performed by the Investment Adviser.  The investment professionals of the Investment Adviser will review and validate the value provided.

 

Valuation methods may include comparisons of financial ratios of the portfolio companies that issued such private securities to peer companies that are public, the nature of and the realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s earnings, discounted cash flows, the ability to make payments, the markets in which the portfolio company conducts business, and other relevant factors, including available market data such as relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables; applicable market yields and multiples; security covenants; call protection provisions; information rights; comparable merger and acquisition transactions; and the principal market and enterprise values. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent sale occurs, we will consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate the private valuation.

 

The values assigned to investments are based upon available information and do not necessarily represent amounts which might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot be reasonably determined until the individual positions are liquidated.  Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of certain investments may fluctuate from period to period.

 

GAAP fair value measurement guidance classifies the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels as follows:

 

Level I — Quoted prices (unadjusted) are available in active markets for identical investments and NMF Holdings has the ability to access such quotes as of the reporting date.  The type of investments which would generally be included in Level I include active exchange-traded equity securities and exchange-traded derivatives.  As required by Accounting Standards Codification 820, *Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures* (“ASC 820”), NMF Holdings, to the extent that we hold such investments, does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where NMF Holdings holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Level II — Pricing inputs are observable for the investments, either directly or indirectly, as of the reporting date, but are not the same as those used in Level I.  Level II inputs include the following:

 

A)          Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

B)            Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (examples include corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);

C)            Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives, including foreign exchange forward contracts); and

D)           Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level III — Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment.

 

The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant judgment or estimation by management.  A review of the fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in the reclassification of certain investments within the fair value hierarchy from period to period.

 

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The following table summarizes the levels in the fair value hierarchy that our portfolio investments fall into as of September 30, 2011:

 

*(in thousands)*

 
| ** **        | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** | **Level I** | ** ** | **Level II** | ** ** | **Level III** | ** ** |
|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
| First lien        |       | $         | 383,083    |             | —     |              | $          | 368,608            |       | $ | 14,475 |   |
| Second lien       |       | 192,152   |       | —           |       | 168,152           |       | 24,000             |       |
| Subordinated      |       | 28,697    |       | —           |       | 14,285            |       | 14,412             |       |
| Equity and other  |       | 402       |       | —           |       | —            |       | 402                |       |
| Total investments |       | $         | 604,334    |             | —     |              | $          | 551,045            |       | $ | 53,289 |   |

 

***Monitoring of Portfolio Investments***

 

We monitor the performance and financial trends of our portfolio companies on at least a quarterly basis.  We attempt to identify any developments within the portfolio company, the industry or the macroeconomic environment that may alter any material element of our original investment strategy.

 

We use an investment rating system to characterize and monitor the credit profile and expected level of returns on each investment in the portfolio.  We use a four-level numeric rating scale as follows:

 

·                  Investment Rating 1 — Investment is performing above expectations;

·                  Investment Rating 2 — Investment is performing in-line with expectations. All new loans are rated 2 when approved;

·                  Investment Rating 3 — Investment is performing below expectations and risk has increased since the original investment; and

·                  Investment Rating 4 — Investment is performing substantially below expectations and risks have increased substantially since the original investment.

 

As of September 30, 2011, all investments in our portfolio had an Investment Rating of 1 or 2 with the exception of one investment.  As of September 30, 2011, ATI Acquisition Company had an Investment Rating of 3 due to the underlying business encountering some regulatory headwinds which, while we believe will ultimately be resolved, have led to the company’s underperformance in the current quarter.  As of September 30, 2011, our investment in ATI Acquisition Company had a cost basis of $4.3 million and a fair value of $1.4 million.

 

***Revenue Recognition***

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are as follows:

 

*Sales and paydowns of investments*: Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the specific identification method.

 

*Interest income*: Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount using the effective interest method, is recorded on the accrual basis and periodically assessed for collectability.  Interest income also includes interest earned from cash on hand.  Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties are recorded as part of interest income.  NMF Holdings has loans in the portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) provision.  PIK represents interest that is accrued and recorded as interest income at the contractual rates, added to the loan principal on the respective capitalization dates, and generally due at maturity.

 

*Non-accrual income*: Loans are placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected.  Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status.  Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment of the ultimate outcome.  Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current.

 

*Other income*: Other income represents delayed compensation and miscellaneous fees received.  Delayed compensation is income earned from counterparties on trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date.

 

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***Portfolio and Investment Activity***

 

The fair value of our investments was approximately $604.3 million in 50 portfolio companies at September 30, 2011 and $441.1 million in 43 portfolio companies at December 31, 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, NMF Holdings made approximately $354.2 million of new investments in 28 portfolio companies.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, NMF Holdings made approximately $332.7 million of new investments in 34 portfolio companies.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, NMF Holdings had approximately $113.6 million in debt repayments in existing portfolio companies and sales of securities in 13 portfolio companies aggregating approximately $68.7 million.  In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, NMF Holdings had a change in unrealized appreciation on seven portfolio companies totaling approximately $2.3 million, which was offset by a change in unrealized depreciation on 52 portfolio companies totaling approximately $31.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2010, NMF Holdings had approximately $40.3 million in debt repayments in existing portfolio companies and sales of securities in 16 portfolio companies aggregating approximately $217.9 million.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, NMF Holdings had a change in unrealized appreciation on 36 portfolio companies totaling approximately $13.0 million, which was offset by a change in unrealized depreciation on 18 portfolio companies totaling approximately $53.0 million.

 

At September 30, 2011, our weighted average Unadjusted and Adjusted Yield to Maturity was approximately 10.9% and 14.0%, respectively.

 

***Results of Operations***

 

Under GAAP, New Mountain Finance’s IPO did not step-up the cost basis of our existing investments to fair market value at the IPO date.  Since the total value of our investments at the time of the IPO was greater than the investments’ cost basis, a larger amount of amortization of purchase or original issue discount, and different amounts in realized gain and unrealized appreciation, may be recognized under GAAP in each period than if the step-up had occurred.  This will remain until such investments are sold or mature in the future.  We track the transferred (or fair market) value of each of our investment as of the time of the IPO and, for purposes of the incentive fee calculation, adjust income as if each investment was purchased at the date of the IPO (or stepped up to fair market value).  The respective “Adjusted Net Investment Income” (as defined in Note 5, *Agreements*, of the notes to the financial statements included in this report) is used in calculating both the incentive fee and dividend payments.  The below Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 is adjusted to reflect this step-up to fair market value.

 

*(in thousands)*

 
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | ** **                               | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Adjusted**                             | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **Three months ended**         | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Three months ended**         | ** ** |
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **Adjustments** | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011** | ** ** |
| **Investment income**                                                 |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
| Interest income                                                       |       | $                                        | 14,861     |            | $          | (1,190                                   | )          | $ | 13,671 |   |
| Other income                                                          |       | 208                                      |       |            |       | 208                                      |       |
| Total investment income                                               |       | 15,069                                   |       | (1,190          | )          | 13,879                                   |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
| Total expenses                                                        |       | 5,067                                    |       |            |       | 5,067                                    |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
| **Net Investment Income**                                             |       | 10,002                                   |       | (1,190          | )          | 8,812                                    |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
| Realized gain on investments                                          |       | 1,402                                    |       | (1,396          | )          | 6                                        |       |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments |       | (22,657                                  | )          | 2,586           |       | (20,071                                  | )          |
|                                                                  |       |                                     |       |            |       |                                     |       |
| **Net decrease in capital resulting   from operations**               |       | $                                        | (11,253    | )               |       |                                     | $          | (11,253 | ) |
|                                                                       |            |                                          |            |                 |            |                                          |            |  |  |  |

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, we had a $1.2 million adjustment to interest income for amortization and a decrease of $1.4 million to realized gains to adjust for the stepped-up cost basis of the transferred investments.  Adjusted Net Investment Income was $8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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The following table for the period May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011 is adjusted to reflect the step-up to fair market value.

 

*(in thousands)*

 
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | ** **                                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Adjusted**                                  | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **Period from   May 19, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Period from   May 19, 2011** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                            | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011**      | ** ** | **Adjustments** | ** ** | **to September 30, 2011**      | ** ** |
| **Investment   income**                                               |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
| Interest income                                                       |       | $                                             | 21,865     |            | $          | (1,748                                        | )          | $ | 20,117 |   |
| Other income                                                          |       | 514                                           |       |            |       | 514                                           |       |
| Total investment income                                               |       | 22,379                                        |       | (1,748          | )          | 20,631                                        |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
| Total   expenses                                                      |       | 7,799                                         |       |            |       | 7,799                                         |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
| **Net Investment Income**                                             |       | 14,580                                        |       | (1,748          | )          | 12,832                                        |       |
|                                                                  |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
| Realized gain (loss) on   investments                                 |       | 1,001                                         |       | (1,182          | )          | (181                                          | )          |
| Net change in unrealized   (depreciation) appreciation of investments |       | (21,557                                       | )          | 2,930           |       | (18,627                                       | )          |
|                                                                  |       |                                          |       |            |       |                                          |       |
| **Net   decrease in capital resulting from operations**               |       | $                                             | (5,976     | )               |       |                                          | $          | (5,976 | ) |
|                                                                       |            |                                               |            |                 |            |                                               |            |  |  |  |

 

For the period May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011, we had a $1.7 million adjustment to interest income for amortization and a decrease of $1.2 million to realized gains to adjust for the stepped-up cost basis of the transferred investments.  Adjusted Net Investment Income was $12.8 million for the period May 19, 2011 (effective date of the Investment Management Agreement) to September 30, 2011.

 

***Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2011 compared to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2010***

 

***Revenue***

 
| ** **              | ** ** | **Three months ended** | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
|-------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **              | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** | **% Change** | ** ** |
| ** **              | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
| Interest income         |       | $                                | 14,861     |                             | $          | 13,598 |   | 9 | % |
| Other income            |       | 208                              |       | 283                              |       | (27 | )% |
| Total investment income |       | $                                | 15,069     |                             | $          | 13,881 |   |   |   |

 

Total investment income increased by $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010.  The increase in investment income during the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to larger invested balances, which were mainly driven by the proceeds of the IPO on May 19, 2011 and the formation of NMF SLF.  NMF SLF, formed on October 7, 2010 as our wholly-owned subsidiary, uses cash injected by NMF Holdings and leverage from its revolving credit facility to invest primarily in first lien debt securities.

 

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***Operating Expenses***

 
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **Three months ended** | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** | **% Change** | ** ** |
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
| Interest and other credit facility expenses |       | $                                | 1,686      |                             | $          | 689 |   | 145 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Management fee                              |       | 1,930                            |       | 18                               |       | NM | * |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Incentive fee                               |       | 701                              |       | —                           |       | N/A |   |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Professional fees                           |       | 55                               |       | (79                              | )          | 170 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Other expenses                              |       | 695                              |       | 108                              |       | 544 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Total operating expenses                    |       | $                                | 5,067      |                             | $          | 736 |   |   |   |

 

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Total operating expenses increased by $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Interest and other credit facility expenses increased by $1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The credit facility of NMF SLF was originally executed in October 2010 and therefore not outstanding at anytime during the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Costs associated with the closing of the credit facility of NMF SLF are capitalized and charged against income as other credit facility expenses.

 

Additionally, management fees and incentive fees increased $1.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010.  As a result of the IPO on May 19, 2011, NMF Holdings pays management fees and incentive fees under its Investment Management Agreement, which provides a different basis for the calculation of these fees as compared to amounts previously paid prior to the completion of the IPO.  Prior to the IPO, an affiliate of the Predecessor Entities paid a majority of the management and incentive fees.  In addition, historical operating expenses do not reflect the allocation of certain professional fees, administrative and other expenses that have been incurred following the completion of the IPO. Accordingly, our historical operating expenses are not comparable to our operating expenses after the completion of the IPO.

 

***Realized Gains and Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) Appreciation***

 
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **Three Months Ended** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                      |       | $                                | 1,402      |   | $ | 18,696 |   |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments                              |       | (22,657                          | )          | (13,135 | ) |
| Total net realized gains and net change in   unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments |       | $                                | (21,255    | ) | $ | 5,561 |   |

 

The net realized and unrealized gains or losses resulted in a net loss of $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to a net gain of $5.6 million for the same period in 2010.  The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily driven by the overall decline in market prices during the period.  The net gain for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily driven by the sale of investments at values higher than the fair values of the investments at the beginning of the quarter.

 

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***Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010***

 

***Revenue***

 
| ** **              | ** ** | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
|-------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **              | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** | **% Change** | ** ** |
| ** **              | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
| Interest income         |       | $                                | 38,839     |                             | $          | 30,818 |   | 26 | % |
| Other income            |       | 558                              |       | 737                              |       | (24 | )% |
| Total investment income |       | $                                | 39,397     |                             | $          | 31,555 |   |   |   |

 

Total investment income increased by $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The increase in investment income during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to larger and additional invested balances, which were mainly driven by the proceeds of the IPO on May 19, 2011 and the formation of NMF SLF.  NMF SLF, formed on October 7, 2010, uses cash injected by NMF Holdings and leverage from its revolving credit facility to invest primarily in first lien debt securities.  Additionally in 2011, interest income increased due to prepayment premiums associated with the refinancing and early repayment of the debt of multiple portfolio companies.

 

***Operating Expenses***

 
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** | **% Change** | ** ** |
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
| Interest and other credit facility expenses |       | $                                | 4,767      |                             | $          | 1,911 |   | 149 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Management fee                              |       | 2,738                            |       | 53                               |       | NM | * |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Incentive fee                               |       | 1,205                            |       | —                           |       | N/A |   |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Professional fees                           |       | 625                              |       | 115                              |       | 443 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Other expenses                              |       | 1,076                            |       | 347                              |       | 210 | % |
|                                        |       |                             |       |                             |       |   |   |
| Total operating expenses                    |       | $                                | 10,411     |                             | $          | 2,426 |   |   |   |

 

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Total operating expenses increased by $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Interest and other credit facility expenses increased by $2.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The credit facility of NMF SLF was originally executed in October 2010 and therefore not outstanding at anytime during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Costs associated with the closing of the credit facility of NMF SLF are capitalized and charged against income as other credit facility expense.

 

Additionally, management fees and incentive fees increased $2.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  As a result of the IPO on May 19, 2011, NMF Holdings pays management fees and incentive fees under its Investment Management Agreement, which provides a different basis for the calculation of these fees as compared to amounts previously paid prior to the completion of the IPO.  Prior to the IPO, an affiliate of the Predecessor Entities paid a majority of the management and incentive fees.  In addition, historical operating expenses do not reflect the allocation of certain professional fees, administrative and other expenses that have been incurred following the completion of the IPO.  Accordingly, our historical operating expenses are not comparable to our operating expenses after the completion of the IPO.

 

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***Realized Gains and Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) Appreciation***

 
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **Nine months ended**  | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **September 30, 2011** | ** ** | **September 30, 2010** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                         | ** ** | **(in thousands)**          | ** ** |
| Realized gains on investments                                                                      |       | $                                | 13,955     |   | $ | 47,889 |   |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)   appreciation of investments                              |       | (29,119                          | )          | (29,539 | ) |
| Total net realized gains and net change in   unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of investments |       | $                                | (15,164    | ) | $ | 18,350 |   |

 

The net realized and unrealized gains or losses resulted in a net loss of $15.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to a net gain of $18.4 million for the same period in 2010.  The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily driven by the depreciation of our portfolio as a result of the overall decline in market prices.  The net gain during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily driven by the sharp rise in market prices.  We look at total realized and unrealized gains or losses together as movement in unrealized appreciation or depreciation can be the result of realizations.

 

***Liquidity and Capital Resources***

 

The primary use of existing funds and any funds raised in the future is expected to be for repayment of indebtedness, investments in portfolio companies, cash distributions to our unit holders or for other general corporate purposes.

 

Guardian AIV and New Mountain Guardian Partners, L.P. contributed a portfolio to NMF Holdings in connection with the IPO of New Mountain Finance, receiving 20,221,938 units of NMF Holdings and 1,252,965 shares of New Mountain Finance, respectively.  On May 19, 2011, New Mountain Finance priced its initial offering of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.75 per share.  Concurrently with the closing of the IPO and at the public offering price of $13.75 per share, the Company sold an additional 2,172,000 shares of its common stock to certain executives and employees of, and other individuals affiliated with, New Mountain Capital in a separate private placement.  New Mountain Finance used the gross proceeds from the IPO and concurrent private placement to acquire units in NMF Holdings.

 

NMF Holdings’ liquidity is generated and generally available through advances from the revolving credit facilities, from cash flows from operations, and, we expect, through periodic follow-on equity offerings of New Mountain Finance.

 

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $18.4 and $10.7 million, respectively.  Cash (used in) provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $(252.0) million and $18.5 million, respectively.  We expect that all current liquidity needs will be met with cash flows from operations and other activities.

 

***Credit Facilities***

 

**Holdings Credit Facility** — The Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated May 19, 2011 (the “Holdings Credit Facility”) among NMF Holdings as the Borrower and Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, is structured as a revolving credit facility and matures on October 21, 2015.  The maximum amount of revolving borrowings available under the Holdings Credit Facility is $160.0 million.  Under the terms of the Holdings Credit Facility, we are permitted to borrow up to 45.0% or 25.0% of the purchase price of pledged first lien debt securities or non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.  The credit facility is collateralized by all of the investments of NMF Holdings on an investment by investment basis.  All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the facility are capitalized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Members’ Capital and charged against income over the life of the Holdings Credit Facility.  The Holdings Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control.  In addition, the Holdings Credit Facility requires us to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio.  However, the covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of our investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

 

The Holdings Credit Facility bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.0% per annum and charges a non-usage fee, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the credit agreement).  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $1.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $1.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was 3.2% and 3.3%, respectively.  The average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was $46.7 million and $64.8 million, respectively.  The outstanding balance of Holdings Credit Facility as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $57.9 million and $59.7

 

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million, respectively.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the existing credit facilities.

 

**SLF Credit Facility** — The Loan and Security Agreement, as amended and restated, dated October 27, 2010 (the “SLF Credit Facility”) among NMF SLF as the Borrower, NMF Holdings as the Collateral Administrator, Wells Fargo Securities, L.L.C. as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Custodian, is structured as a revolving credit facility and matures on October 27, 2015.  Amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 9, 2011 and July 15, 2011, increased the facility size from $100.0 million to $150.0 million and $175.0 million, respectively.  The loan is non-recourse to NMF Holdings and secured by all assets owned by the borrower on an investment by investment basis.  All fees associated with the origination or upsizing of the SLF Credit Facility are capitalized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Members’ Capital and charged against income over the life of the SLF Credit Facility.  The SLF Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control.  The covenants are generally not tied to mark to market fluctuations in the prices of our investments, but rather to the performance of the underlying portfolio companies.

 

The SLF Credit Facility permits borrowings of up to 67.0% of the purchase price of pledged debt securities subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum.  A non-usage fee is paid, based on the unused facility amount multiplied by the Non-Usage Fee Rate (as defined in the credit agreement).  Interest expense and non-usage fees were $2.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 for the facility was 2.5%.  The average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $123.0 million.  The SLF Credit Facility did not exist during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $166.6 million and $56.9 million, respectively.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, NMF SLF was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the existing credit facilities.

 

***Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements***

 

NMF Holdings may become a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies.  These instruments may include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of liquidity and credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, NMF Holdings had outstanding commitments to third parties to fund investments totaling $22.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively, under various undrawn revolving credit and other credit facilities.

 

NMF Holdings may from time to time enter into financing commitment letters or bridge financing commitments.  As of September 30, 2011, we entered into commitment letters to purchase debt investments in an aggregate par amount of $45.0 million, which could require funding in the future.

 

***Borrowings***

 

Borrowings of $57.9 million and $59.7 million were outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, under the Holdings Credit Facility.  Borrowings of $166.6 million and $56.9 million were outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, under the SLF Credit Facility.

 

***Contractual Obligations***

 

A summary of our significant contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 
| ** **                    | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Contractual Obligations**                                   | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
| ** **                    | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Payments Due by Period (in thousands)** | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
| ** **                    | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Less than**                                                 | ** ** | **1 - 3** | ** ** | **3 - 5** | ** ** | **More than** | ** ** |
| ** **                    | ** ** | **Total**  | ** ** | **1 Year**                                                    | ** ** | **Years**           | ** ** | **Years** | ** ** | **5 Years** | ** ** |
| Holdings Credit Facility (1)  |       | $          | 57,903     |                                                               | $          | —              |       | $ | — |   | $ | 57,903 |   | $ | — |   |
| SLF Credit Facility (2)       |       | 166,606    |       | —                                                             |       | —              |       | 166,606 |   | — |   |
| Total Contractual Obligations |       | $          | 224,509    |                                                               | $          | —              |       | $ | — |   | 224,509 |   | $ | — |   |
|                               |            |            |            |                                                                    |            |                     |            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

 

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(1)          Under the terms of the $160.0 million Holdings Credit Facility, all outstanding borrowings under that facility ($57.9 million as of September 30, 2011) were required to be repaid on or before October 21, 2015.  As of September 30, 2011, there was approximately $102.1 million of possible capacity remaining under the Holdings Credit Facility.

(2)          Under the terms of the $175.0 million SLF Credit Facility, all outstanding borrowings under that facility ($166.6 million as of September 30, 2011) must be repaid on or before October 27, 2015.  As of September 30, 2011, there was approximately $8.4 million of possible capacity remaining under the SLF Credit Facility.

 

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NMF Holdings has certain contracts under which it has material future commitments.  NMF Holdings has $22.7 million of undrawn funding commitments as of September 30, 2011 related to its participation as a lender in revolving credit facilities of our portfolio companies.

 

We have entered into the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser in accordance with the 1940 Act.  Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser has agreed to provide us with investment advisory and management services.  We have agreed to pay for these services (1) a management fee and (2) an incentive fee based on its performance.

 

We, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings have also entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator.  Under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, the Administrator has agreed to arrange office facilities for us, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings and provide office equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services and other administrative services necessary to conduct their respective day-to-day operations.

 

If any of the contractual obligations discussed above are terminated, our costs under any new agreements that are entered into may increase.  In addition, we would likely incur significant time and expense in locating alternative parties to provide the services we expect to receive under the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.

 

***Distributions and Dividends***

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, per unit/share that have been declared by our board of directors, and subsequently New Mountain Finance’s board of directors, since New Mountain Finance’s IPO:

 
| **Date Declared** | ** ** | **Record Date**    | ** ** | **Payment Date**        | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** |
|------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| November 8, 2011  |       | December 15, 2011  |       | December 30, 2011       |       | $          | 0.30       |   |
| August 10, 2011   |       | September 15, 2011 |       | September 30, 2011 |       | 0.29       |       |
| August 10, 2011   |       | August 22, 2011    |       | August 31, 2011         |       | 0.27       |       |
|                   |       |                    |       |                         |       |       |       |
| ***Total***            |       |                    |       |                         |       | $          | 0.86       |   |

 

Tax characteristics of all dividends paid by New Mountain Finance will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.  Future quarterly dividends, if any, for both NMF Holdings and New Mountain Finance will be determined by the respective board of directors.

 

Since New Mountain Finance is a holding company, distributions will be paid on its common stock from distributions received from NMF Holdings.  NMF Holdings intends to make distributions to its unit holders that will be sufficient to enable New Mountain Finance to pay quarterly distributions to its stockholders and to obtain and maintain its status as a RIC.  New Mountain Finance intends to distribute approximately its entire portion of the NMF Holdings’ Adjusted Net Investment Income on a quarterly basis and substantially its entire portion of NMF Holdings’ taxable income on an annual basis, except that it may retain certain net capital gains for reinvestment.

 

New Mountain Finance maintains an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders.  As a result, if we declare a dividend, then New Mountain Finance stockholders’ cash dividends will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock, unless they specifically “opt out” of the dividend reinvestment plan so as to receive cash dividends.  Cash dividends reinvested in additional shares of New Mountain Finance’s common stock will be automatically reinvested by New Mountain Finance in NMF Holdings in exchange for additional units of NMF Holdings.

 

***Related Parties***

 

NMF Holdings has entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

 

·                  NMF Holdings has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  Therefore, New Mountain Capital is entitled to any profits earned by the Investment Adviser, which includes any fees payable to the Investment Adviser under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, less expenses incurred by the Investment Adviser in performing its services under the Investment Management Agreement.

·                  NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings have entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, with the Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital.  The Administrator arranges office space for NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings and provides office equipment and administrative services necessary to conduct their respective day-to-day operations pursuant to the Administration Agreement, as amended

 

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and restated.  NMF Holdings reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations to NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, and AIV Holdings under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing administrative, finance, and compliance functions, and the compensation of NMF Holdings’ chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs.  During the first year of operations, NMF Holdings has capped its direct and indirect expenses under the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, at $3.0 million.

·                  Together, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own all the outstanding units of NMF Holdings.  As of September 30, 2011, New Mountain Finance and AIV Holdings own approximately 34.6% and 65.4%, respectively, of the units of NMF Holdings.

·                  NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have entered into a royalty-free Trademark License Agreement, as amended, with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., pursuant to which New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. has agreed to grant NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “New Mountain” and “New Mountain Finance”.

 

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may also manage other funds in the future that may have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with NMF Holdings’.  The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may determine that an investment is appropriate for NMF Holdings and for one or more of those other funds.  In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may determine that we should invest side-by-side with one or more other funds.  Any such investments will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff, and consistent with the Investment Adviser’s allocation procedures.

 

In addition, New Mountain Finance and NMF Holdings have adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of their respective officers and directors.  These officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by the 1940 Act, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

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**Item 3.**            **Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk**

 

We are subject to certain financial market risks, such as interest rate fluctuations.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, certain of the loans held in our portfolio had floating interest rates.  Interest rates on the loans held within our portfolio of investments are typically based on floating LIBOR, with many of these assets also having a LIBOR floor.  Additionally, our senior secured revolving credit facilities are also subject to floating interest rates and are currently paid based on 1-month floating LIBOR rates.

 

The following table estimates the potential changes in net cash flow generated from interest income and expenses, should interest rates increase by 100, 200 or 300 basis points, or decrease by 25 basis points.  Interest income is calculated as revenue from interest generated from our portfolio of investments held on September 30, 2011.  Interest expense is calculated based on the terms of our two outstanding revolving credit facilities.  For our floating rate credit facilities, we use the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2011.  Interest expense on our floating rate credit facilities are calculated using the interest rate as of September 30, 2011, adjusted for the hypothetical changes in rates, as shown below.  The base interest rate case assumes the rates on our portfolio investments remain unchanged from the actual effective interest rates as of September 30, 2011.  These hypothetical calculations are based on a model of the investments in our portfolio, held as of September 30, 2011, and are only adjusted for assumed changes in the underlying base interest rates.

 

Actual results could differ significantly from those estimated in the table.

 
| **Change in Interest Rates** | ** ** | **Estimated********Percentage   Change in Interest   Income Net of   Interest Expense (unaudited)** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| -25 Basis Points                            |       | 1.1                                                                                                                               | %          |
| Base Interest Rate                          |       | 0.0                                                                                                                               | %          |
| +100 Basis Points                           |       | (3.8                                                                                                                              | )%         |
| +200 Basis Points                           |       | 1.0                                                                                                                               | %          |
| +300 Basis Points                           |       | 9.3                                                                                                                               | %          |

 

We were not exposed to any foreign currency exchange risks as of September 30, 2011.

 

**Item 4.            Controls and Procedures**

 

***(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures***

 

As of September 30, 2011 (the end of the period covered by this report), we, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of such possible controls and procedures.

 

***(b) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting***

 

Management has not identified any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

This quarterly report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for newly reporting companies.

 

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**PART II. OTHER INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1.**          **Legal Proceedings**

 

We, New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C. and New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C., are not currently subject to any material pending legal proceedings threatened against us.  From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

**Item 1A.**       **Risk Factors**

 

*The recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating could negatively impact our liquidity, financial condition and earnings. *Due to the current federal budget deficit concerns, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) downgraded the federal government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+ for the first time in history on August 5, 2011.  This downgrade could lead to subsequent downgrades by S&P, as well as to downgrades by the other two major credit rating agencies, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings.  These developments and the government’s credit concerns in general, could cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may negatively impact both the perception of credit risk associated with our debt portfolio and our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms.  In addition, a decreased credit rating could create broader financial turmoil and uncertainty, which may weigh heavily on our stock price and our financial performance.

 

Besides the risk mentioned above, there has been no material change in the information provided under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form N-2 dated May 16, 2011.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

**Item 2.**          **Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds**

 

We did not engage in unregistered sales of securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

 

**Item 3.**          **Defaults Upon Senior Securities**

 

None.

 

**Item 4.**          **(Removed and Reserved)**

 

**Item 5.**          **Other Information**

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF SLF entered into a fifth amendment to the SLF Credit Facility, which removed the restriction to purchase or sell loans to an affiliate.

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into a second amendment to the Holdings Credit Facility, which permitted NMF Holdings to borrow up to 67.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, by and among New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, which, amended the preamble, added “New Mountain Finance” to the definition of “Licensed Mark” and Canada and the European Union to the definition of “Territory”, as such terms are used in the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, added a definition of “Licensed Services”, and added AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator as parties to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among NMF Holdings, New Mountain Finance, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.

 

On November 8, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of NMF Holdings, which clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in such agreement.

 

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**Item 6.**    **Exhibits**

 

(a) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 
| **Exhibit    Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.1                   |       | Merger   Agreement, dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Debt Funding, L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2.2                   |       | Merger   Agreement, dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Guardian   Partners Debt Funding, L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners (Leveraged),   L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2.3                   |       | Merger   Agreement, dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners (Leveraged), L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.1                   |       | Certificate   of Formation of New Mountain Guardian (Leveraged), L.L.C.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.2                   |       | Certificate   of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of New Mountain Guardian   (Leveraged), L.L.C. changing its name to New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.3                   |       | Amended   and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.4                   |       | First   Joinder Agreement with Respect to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability   Company Agreement of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.5                   |       | Second   Joinder Agreement with Respect to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability   Company Agreement of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.**                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.6                   |       | Amendment   No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of   New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.1                  |       | Letter   Agreement relating to entry into Amended and Restated Loan and Security   Agreement by and among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower and   Collateral Administrator, each of the lenders thereto, Wells Fargo   Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as   Collateral Custodian.*             |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.2                  |       | Form of   Variable Funding Note of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as the   Borrower*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.3                  |       | Form of   Amended and Restated Account Control Agreement among New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Intermediary*                                                                                                       |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.4                  |       | First   Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,   as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N,A., as Lender***                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.5                  |       | Second   Amendment to Amened and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,   as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender***                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.6                  |       | Third   Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities LLC,   As Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender***                                                                                                                   |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.7                  |       | Loan   and Security Agreement by and among New Mountain Guardian   (Leveraged), L.L.C., as Collateral Administrator, New Mountain Guardian   SPV Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, each of the lenders party thereto,   Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo   Bank, N.A., as Collateral Custodian* |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.8                  |       | First   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as   Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender*                                                                                                                     |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.9                  |       | Second   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as   Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender*                                                                                                                    |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.10                 |       | Third   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative   Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender***                                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.11                 |       | Fourth   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Finance SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative   Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender***                                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.12                 |       | Fifth   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain SPV Funding,   L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent,   and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender***                                                                                                                                           |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.13                 |       | Account   Control Agreement by and between New Mountain Guardian SPV Funding, L.L.C.,   as Pledgor, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent on behalf of   the Secured Parties, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Intermediary*                                                                                                 |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.14                 |       | Variable   Funding Note of New Mountain Guardian SPV Funding, L.L.C., as the Borrower*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

 

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| **Exhibit    Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.15                 |       | Form of   Investment Management Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.16                 |       | Form of   Safekeeping Agreement among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., Wells   Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank,   National Association, as Safekeeping Agent* |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.17                 |       | Amended   and Restated Administration Agreement***                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.18                 |       | Form of   Trademark License Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.19                 |       | Form of   Registration Rights Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.20                 |       | Form of   Indemnification Agreement by and between New Mountain Finance Holdings,   L.L.C. and each director*                                                                                                        |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.21                 |       | Form of   Letter Agreement relating to Lock-Up Period by and among New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and New Mountain Finance   Advisers BDC, L.L.C.*                                           |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.22                 |       | Amendment   No. 1 to Trademark License Agreement***                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31.1                  |       | Certification   of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended                                                                                              |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31.2                  |       | Certification   of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended                                                                                              |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32.1                  |       | Certification   of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002                                                                                                               |
|                  |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32.2                  |       | Certification   of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002                                                                                                               |

 

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* Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.’s registration statement on Form N-2 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503) filed on May 9, 2011.

 

** Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2011.

 

*** Previously filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011.

 

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**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 14, 2011.

 

NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

 
| By:       | /s/ Robert A. Hamwee                             |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
|      | **Robert A. Hamwee**                             |
|      | **Chief Executive Officer**            |
|      | **(Principal Executive Officer)**                |
|      |                                             |
|      |                                             |
|  By: | /s/ Adam B. Weinstein                            |
|      | **Adam B. Weinstein**                            |
|      | **Chief Financial Officer**                      |
|      | **(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)** |

 

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**PART II. OTHER INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1.            Legal Proceedings**

 

We, the Operating Company, New Mountain Finance Advisers BDC, L.L.C., and New Mountain Finance Administration, L.L.C are not currently subject to any material pending legal proceedings threatened against us.  From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies.  While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

**Item 1A.**         **Risk Factors**

 

*The recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating could negatively impact our liquidity, financial condition and earnings. *Due to the current federal budget deficit concerns, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) downgraded the federal government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+ for the first time in history on August 5, 2011.  This downgrade could lead to subsequent downgrades by S&P, as well as to downgrades by the other two major credit rating agencies, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings.  These developments and the government’s credit concerns in general, could cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may negatively impact both the perception of credit risk associated with our debt portfolio and our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms.  In addition, a decreased credit rating could create broader financial turmoil and uncertainty, which may weigh heavily on our stock price and our financial performance.

 

There has been no other material change in the information provided under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form N-2 dated May 16, 2011.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

**Item 2.**            **Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds**

 

We did not engage in unregistered sales of securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

 

**Item 3.**            **Defaults Upon Senior Securities**

 

None.

 

**Item 4.**            **(Removed and Reserved)**

** **

**Item 5.**            **Other Information**

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF SLF entered into a fifth amendment to the SLF Credit Facility, which removed the restriction to purchase or sell loans to an affiliate.

 

On October 27, 2011, NMF Holdings entered into a second amendment to the Holdings Credit Facility, which permitted NMF Holdings to borrow up to 67.0% and 45.0% of the purchase price of specified first lien debt securities and specified non-first lien debt securities, respectively, subject to approval by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, by and among New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator, which, amended the preamble, added “New Mountain Finance” to the definition of “Licensed Mark” and Canada and the European Union to the definition of “Territory”, as such terms are used in the Trademark License Agreement, as amended, added a definition of “Licensed Services”, and added AIV Holdings, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator as parties to the Trademark License Agreement, as amended.

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into an Administration Agreement, as amended and restated, by and among New Mountain Finance, the Operating Company, AIV Holdings and the Administrator, which added AIV Holdings as a party to, and clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in, the Administration Agreement, as amended and restated.

 

On November 8, 2011, New Mountain Finance entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended and restated, of the Operating Company, which clarified certain cost and expense allocation provisions in such agreement.

 

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**Item 6.**            **Exhibits**

 

(a) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 
| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ** **           | ** ** | ** **                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2.1                  |       | Merger   Agreement dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and new Mountain Guardian Debt Funding, L.L.C.***                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2.2                  |       | Merger   Agreement dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Guardian   Partners Debt Funding, L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners (Leveraged),   L.L.C.***                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2.3                  |       | Merger   Agreement dated May 19, 2011 by and between New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and New Mountain Guardian Partners (Leveraged), L.L.C.***                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.1                  |       | Certificate   of Incorporation of New Mountain Finance Corporation*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.2                  |       | Certificate   of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of New Mountain Guardian   Corporation changing its name to New Mountain Finance Corporation**                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.3                  |       | Amended   and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New Mountain Finance Corporation***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.4                  |       | Certificate   of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered office of New Mountain   Finance Corporation****                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.5                  |       | Bylaws   of New Mountain Finance Corporation*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.6                  |       | Amended   and Restated Bylaws of New Mountain Finance Corporation***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4.1                  |       | Form of   Common Stock Certificate**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.1                 |       | Letter   Agreement relating to entry into Amended and Restated Loan and Security   Agreement by and among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower and   Collateral Administrator, each of the lenders thereto, Wells Fargo   Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as   Collateral Custodian*              |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.2                 |       | Form of   Variable Funding Note of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as the Borrower*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.3                 |       | Form of   Amended and Restated Account Control Agreement among New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Intermediary*                                                                                                       |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.4                 |       | First   Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo   Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo   Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                         |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.5                 |       | Second   Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo   Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo   Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                        |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.6                 |       | Third   Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between New   Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities LLC,   As Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                                      |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.7                 |       | Loan   and Security Agreement by and among New Mountain Guardian   (Leveraged), L.L.C., as Collateral Administrator, New Mountain Guardian   SPV Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, each of the lenders party thereto,   Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo   Bank, N.A., as Collateral Custodian* |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.8                 |       | First   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as   Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender*                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.9                 |       | Second   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as   Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender*                                                                                                                    |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.10                |       | Third   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Guardian SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative   Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.11                |       | Fourth   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain Finance SPV   Funding, L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative   Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.12                |       | Fifth   Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between New Mountain SPV Funding,   L.L.C., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent,   and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender                                                                                                                                              |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.13                |       | Account   Control Agreement by and between New Mountain Guardian SPV Funding, L.L.C.,   as Pledgor, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Administrative Agent on behalf of   the Secured Parties, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Intermediary*                                                                                                 |

 

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| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|----------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.14                |       | Variable   Funding Note of New Mountain Guardian SPV Funding, L.L.C., as the Borrower*                                                                                                                                    |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.15                |       | Form of   Investment Management Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.16                |       | Form of   Safekeeping Agreement among New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., Wells   Fargo Securities, LLC as the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank,   National Association, as Safekeeping Agent* |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.17                |       | Amended   and Restated Administration Agreement                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.18                |       | Form of   Trademark License Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.19                |       | Form of   Registration Rights Agreement*                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.20                |       | Form of   Indemnification Agreement by and between New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.   and each executive officer and director*                                                                                  |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.21                |       | Form of   Letter Agreement relating to Lock-Up Period by and among New Mountain Finance   Holdings, L.L.C. and New Mountain Finance   Advisers BDC, L.L.C.*                                           |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.22                |       | Dividend   Reinvestment Plan***                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.23                |       | Second   Joinder Agreement with Respect to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability   Company Agreement of New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.***                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.24                |       | Amendment   No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of   New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.                                                                                         |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.25                |       | Amendment   No. 1 to Trademark License Agreement                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                   |       | Computation   of Per Share Earnings (included in the notes to the financial statements   contained in this report)                                                                                                        |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31.1                 |       | Certification   of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended                                                                                              |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31.2                 |       | Certification   of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended                                                                                              |
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| 32.1                 |       | Certification   of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002                                                                                                               |
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| 32.2                 |       | Certificate   of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002                                                                                                                 |

 

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| *      |   | Previously   filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s registration   statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-168280) filed on July 22,   2010.                                                  |
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| **     |   | Previously   filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s registration   statement on Form N-2 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 (File   Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503) filed on May 9, 2011. |
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| ***    |   | Previously   filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s quarterly report   on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2011.                                                                                  |
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| ****   |   | Previously   filed in connection with New Mountain Finance Corporation’s report on Form 8-K   filed on August 25, 2011.                                                                                             |

 

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**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 14, 2011.

 

NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORPORATION

 
| By:        | /s/ Robert A. Hamwee                             |
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| ** ** | **Robert A. Hamwee**                             |
| ** ** | **Chief Executive Officer**            |
| ** ** | **(Principal Executive Officer)**                |
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| By:        | /s/ Adam B. Weinstein                            |
| ** ** | **Adam B. Weinstein**                            |
| ** ** | **Chief Financial Officer**                      |
| ** ** | **(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)** |

 

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