Barings Corporate Investors president adds 39.7 plan units

President Christina Emery increased her notional deferred compensation balance linked to MCI shares through a plan-related restructuring, with no open-market stock trade.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS (MCI) reported that President Christina Emery acquired additional notional units in a Barings non-qualified thrift plan that is tied to the value of the company’s common shares. On September 3, 2026, 39.7167 notional units were credited, bringing her plan-related beneficial interest to 7,252.4908 equivalent shares. These plan interests are entirely notional, exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or another permitted plan event, and do not represent actual ownership of common shares.

Insider Trade Summary

Other: 39.7167 shares

Other 1 txn

Insider Emery Christina

Role President

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Other	Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan F1, F2	39.7167	$18.92	$751.44

Holdings After Transaction: Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan — 7,252.4908 contracts (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. 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. F2. 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.

Key Figures

Notional units acquired: 39.7167 units Reference value per notional unit: $18.92 per unit Total notional units after transaction: 7,252.4908 units +1 more

4 metrics

Notional units acquired 39.7167 units Credited to Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan on September 3, 2026

Reference value per notional unit $18.92 per unit Value associated with the September 3, 2026 plan transaction

Total notional units after transaction 7,252.4908 units Plan-related beneficial interest tied to MCI’s common shares after the transaction

Restructuring notional units 39.7167 units Classified as a restructuring (code J) in the transaction summary

Key Terms

non-qualified compensation deferral plan, notional, shares of beneficial interest, deferred compensation, +1 more

5 terms

non-qualified compensation deferral plan financial

"each offer a non-qualified compensation deferral plan where certain officers"

notional financial

"the plan agreement, which is entirely notional."

Notional refers to the reference amount used to calculate payments or measure the size of a financial contract, without representing actual cash that changes hands. For investors it shows the scale of exposure — like the mileage used to compute a car rental bill even though you don’t buy the miles themselves — and helps compare risk and potential gains or losses across instruments.

shares of beneficial interest financial

"Common Shares ("Shares of Beneficial Interest")"

deferred compensation financial

"Deferred compensation into a plan is allocated among one or more"

Deferred compensation is pay that employees or executives have earned now but will receive at a later date, such as delayed bonuses, retirement benefits, or stock grants. It matters to investors because it creates future obligations and shapes incentives—like a promise to pay later that can affect a company’s reported profits, cash needs and potential stock dilution—so it helps signal how a business manages costs and retains key people.

investment option financial

"Each plan has an investment option that derives its value"

FAQ

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

Christina Emery reported an acquisition of notional units in a Barings non-qualified thrift plan on September 3, 2026. The units track the value of BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS’ common shares but are part of a deferred compensation arrangement rather than an open-market stock trade.

How many plan units tied to MCI did Christina Emery acquire?

On September 3, 2026, 39.7167 notional units were credited to Christina Emery’s Barings non-qualified thrift plan investment option linked to BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS’ common shares, as an “other acquisition or disposition” transaction reported on the Form 4.

What is Christina Emery’s total plan-related beneficial interest in MCI after this transaction?

After the September 3, 2026 transaction, Christina Emery’s plan-related beneficial interest equals 7,252.4908 shares of BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS, representing the number of shares reflected by the value of the investment option within the non-qualified compensation plan.

Does this Form 4 for MCI involve actual ownership of common shares?

No. The filing explains that the plan is entirely notional, with no actual securities underlying the agreement. The investment option derives its value from MCI’s common shares, and neither the plan nor the participant has direct ownership of those shares.

Was Christina Emery’s MCI-related transaction made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?

The Form 4 indicates no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for this transaction, as the plan-related checkbox is not affirmed. The transaction is reported as an “other” acquisition or disposition within a non-qualified compensation deferral plan.

What price per unit is associated with Christina Emery’s MCI plan transaction?

The transaction reports a reference amount of $18.92 per notional unit for the 39.7167 units credited on September 3, 2026. This figure reflects the value used for the plan’s notional accounting tied to BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS’ common shares.

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Emery Christina

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BARINGS LLC

300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500

(Street)

CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA 28202

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

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

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2026

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

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

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

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)	09/03/2026		J(2)		39.7167		(1)	(1)	Common Shares ("Shares of Beneficial Interest")	39.7167	$18.92	7,252.4908	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	09/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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