Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) president updates notional thrift plan stake

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Barings Corporate Investors President Christina Emery reported an “other” Form 4 transaction related to a Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan. The filing shows 36.7992 plan units at $20.42 each, bringing her total plan balance tied to the issuer’s shares to 5,943.3328 units.

According to the plan terms, these notional units are exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or another permitted event. The plan’s investment option tracks the market value and reinvested dividends of Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares, but neither the plan nor the participant has an actual ownership interest in those shares.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Emery Christina

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BARINGS LLC

300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500

(Street)

CHARLOTTE NC 28202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS [ MCI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan	(1)	03/05/2026		J(2)		36.7992		(1)	(1)	Common Shares ("Shares of Beneficial Interest")	36.7992	$20.42	5,943.3328	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or other plan permitted event. Plan holdings may be "liquidated" and reallocated into other plan investment options by the plan participant. The derivative has no actual securities underlying the plan agreement, which is entirely notional.

2. Barings LLC (fka Babson Capital Management LLC) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company each offer a non-qualified compensation deferral plan where certain officers are permitted to defer a portion of their compensation into the plans. Deferred compensation into a plan is allocated among one or more investment options at the election of the plan participant. Each plan has an investment option that derives its value from the market value of Barings Corporate Investors' common shares (and includes the value of reinvested dividends). However, pursuant to the terms of the plans, neither the plans nor the participants have an actual ownership interest in the common shares. The shares beneficially owned include the number of shares of Barings Corporate Investors represented by the value of the Barings Corporate Investors investment option under the plan held by the plan participant.

	Stacy Standridge, as Attorney-in-fact	03/06/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider activity did MCI President Christina Emery report on this Form 4?

Christina Emery reported an “other” transaction in a Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan, involving 36.7992 notional plan units at $20.42 each. After this change, her total plan balance tied to Barings Corporate Investors’ share value is 5,943.3328 units.

How does the Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan relate to MCI common shares?

The Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan lets eligible officers defer compensation into notional investment options. One option’s value is derived from Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares, including reinvested dividends, but the plan and participants hold no actual ownership interest in those shares.

When can Christina Emery access the notional units reported in the MCI Form 4?

The notional units in the Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan are exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or another plan-permitted event. Until such an event, the holding remains a deferred compensation balance rather than a currently exercisable security position.

Does the reported Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan transaction involve real MCI shares?

No. Footnotes state the derivative has no actual securities underlying the plan agreement and is entirely notional. Value tracks Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares, but neither the plan nor Emery directly owns those shares through this arrangement.

How are beneficially owned amounts calculated in MCI’s non-qualified deferral plans?

Beneficial ownership includes the number of Barings Corporate Investors shares represented by the value of the plan’s investment option tied to the stock. This reflects deferred compensation value, even though the plans and participants have no direct ownership of the underlying common shares.