UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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Your Vote Counts! Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V91566-P48672 2026 Annual Meeting Vote by May 20, 2026 11:59 p.m. ET You invested in NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on the proposal being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 21, 2026 at 12:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Vote Virtually at the Annual Meeting* May 21, 2026 12:30 p.m., Eastern Time Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NCDL2026 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. 375 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10152 NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP. Get informed before you vote View the Notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and the Annual Report on Form 10-K online at www.ProxyVote.com, OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 7, 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.


 
Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. Proposal: Board Recommends V91567-P48672 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposal being presented at the Annual Meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote this important matter. 1. The election of the following persons as directors, who will each serve as a director of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.’s board of directors until 2029, or until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified. Class III directors (term ending at the Annual Meeting): For 01) Kenneth Kencel 02) Stephen Potter