Every 8-K that Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported second-quarter 2026 total investment income of $37.0 million and net investment income of $18.2 million, or $0.43 per share, compared to $35.1 million and $13.9 million a year earlier. The investment portfolio reached $1.2 billion at fair value across 79 companies, with a dollar-weighted annualized yield on debt investments of 14.2%.
Net realized loss was $45.3 million, offset by $54.3 million of net unrealized gain, producing a $27.2 million net increase in net assets from operations, or $0.65 per share. Net asset value per share was $11.91 and total net assets were $502.6 million, up from $438.2 million on March 31, 2026. The company funded $239.6 million of investments tied to the SWK Holdings acquisition plus $85.8 million in other fundings, received $36.5 million of repayments and sale proceeds, and repurchased 249,169 shares for $1.4 million. Liquidity totaled $210.8 million with a core leverage ratio of about 136%. The board declared a $0.33 per share third-quarter 2026 dividend, reduced total credit facility commitments to $425.0 million after quarter-end, and appointed Michael Rovner as Co‑Chief Executive Officer alongside R. David Spreng.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. declared a third quarter 2026 regular cash dividend of $0.33 per share. The Board of Directors approved the distribution on August 5, 2026 for stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 17, 2026.
The dividend is scheduled to be paid on or about August 31, 2026. The company states that it generally intends to distribute substantially all of its available earnings on a quarterly basis, subject to Board discretion and regulatory requirements, and maintains an opt-out dividend reinvestment plan under which non-opting stockholders have dividends automatically reinvested in additional common shares.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. entered into its eighth amendment to an amended and restated credit agreement among the company as borrower, financial institutions as lenders, and KeyBank National Association as administrative agent, effective as of June 30, 2026. The amendment was executed on July 13, 2026.
The Credit Facility Amendment reduces the company’s credit facility commitment from $550,000,000 to $425,000,000, permits future prepayment and termination of a specified lender’s commitments on a non-pro rata basis, revises certain financial covenants, updates key person trigger events, and adjusts loan eligibility criteria and borrowing base concentration limits.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. provided a second‑quarter 2026 business and portfolio update and outlined a capital allocation plan focused on share purchases while its stock trades well below net asset value (NAV). The company’s investment adviser, affiliates, board and management intend to acquire up to 10% of outstanding common stock over the next 24 months, as long as shares trade at or below 70% of NAV, which the company states implies a price of $8.49 based on March 31, 2026 NAV per share. This initiative complements an existing $15.0 million stock repurchase program running from May 7, 2026 through May 7, 2027 and an intention to prioritize repurchases when the stock trades at a significant discount.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Runway Growth funded $85.8 million of new and existing investments, excluding the SWK Holdings transaction, and completed several new and follow‑on loans and a restructuring. Following the April 6, 2026 acquisition of SWK Holdings, it funded approximately $239.6 million of investments acquired in that deal. Portfolio liquidity events totaled $36.5 million, including partial principal repayments, scheduled amortization and $10.1 million of equity sale proceeds from Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. As of June 30, 2026, the portfolio comprised 59 debt investments across 46 companies and 102 equity investments across 67 companies in technology, healthcare and select consumer sectors.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 23, 2026. Stockholders re-elected Alexander Duka and Gary Kovacs as Class I directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
Approximately 42.5 million shares were outstanding and entitled to vote as of the April 24, 2026 record date. Duka received 16,142,431 votes for and 8,625,120 withheld, while Kovacs received 15,965,968 for and 8,801,583 withheld, with 7,750,344 broker non-votes for each. Stockholders also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 25,348,416 votes for, 6,981,350 against and 188,129 abstentions.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. entered into an underwriting agreement and issued and sold $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Notes due 2029. The Notes pay 7.00% interest semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, starting December 1, 2026, and mature on December 1, 2029.
The Notes are unsecured senior obligations ranking pari passu with the company’s other unsecured, unsubordinated debt, and are effectively and structurally subordinated to certain other obligations. They may be redeemed before and after June 1, 2029 under specified call prices, and include a change of control repurchase right at 100% of principal plus accrued interest.
The Notes were issued under a registered offering using the company’s Form N‑2 shelf, with the transaction closing on May 29, 2026. Runway Growth Finance intends to use the net proceeds to repay borrowings under its Credit Facility and for other general corporate purposes.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported weaker first quarter 2026 results, with total investment income of $29.5 million and net investment income of $10.6 million, or $0.29 per share, both down from the prior year. A large $46.7 million net unrealized loss on investments drove a net decrease in net assets from operations of $34.8 million, or $0.96 per share. The investment portfolio stood at $886.3 million at fair value with a 14.2% dollar-weighted annualized yield on debt investments. Net asset value was $438.2 million, or $12.13 per share, down from $13.48 a year earlier. The board declared a $0.33 per share quarterly distribution and approved a $15.0 million share repurchase program. The company also completed its acquisition of SWK Holdings, issuing 6,330,509 shares and assuming $33.0 million of 9.00% notes due 2027, while announcing a planned CFO transition effective June 30, 2026.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. announced that its board of directors declared a second quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.33 per share. Stockholders of record as of May 18, 2026 will receive the payment on or about June 2, 2026. The company generally aims to distribute substantially all available earnings quarterly, subject to board discretion and regulatory requirements, and operates an opt-out dividend reinvestment plan that automatically reinvests dividends in additional common shares for participants.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. completed its acquisition of SWK Holdings Corporation, converting each SWK share into 1.7264 Runway Growth shares or $20.59 in cash, plus $0.74 in cash funded by the adviser. The company issued about 6,330,640 new shares.
The final purchase price was $249.0 million, consisting of $75.5 million in Runway Growth stock and $173.5 million in cash, with an additional $9.0 million cash contribution from the external adviser. Runway Growth also assumed $30,000,000 of SWK’s 9.00% Senior Notes due 2027.
On a pro forma basis, the deal expands Runway Growth’s balance sheet to $1.2 billion in total assets and increases healthcare and life sciences exposure to approximately 32% of the portfolio, up from 14%. In the first quarter of 2026, the company funded $17.6 million in new and follow-on investments and recorded $19.0 million of portfolio repayments and realizations.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported fourth-quarter 2025 total investment income of $30.0 million and net investment income of $11.6 million, or $0.32 per share. Net asset value was $485.0 million, or $13.42 per share, and the investment portfolio stood at $927.4 million across 56 companies.
For full-year 2025, the company generated $137.3 million of total investment income and $56.9 million of net investment income, or $1.55 per share$0.33 per share and reported an average gross credit loss ratio of just 10 basis points since inception, highlighting relatively modest realized credit losses.
Runway Growth also refinanced part of its balance sheet. It repaid its 8.54% April 2026 notes in January 2026, issued $103.25 million of 7.25% unsecured notes due 2031 in February 2026, and redeemed portions of its 2027 notes in March 2026, while maintaining available liquidity of $395.2 million as of December 31, 2025.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. announced that its board of directors has declared a first quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.33 per share. Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026 will be entitled to receive this distribution.
The dividend is scheduled to be paid on or about March 24, 2026. Runway Growth generally intends to distribute substantially all of its available earnings on a quarterly basis, subject to board discretion, regulatory requirements, and its financial condition. Dividends are automatically reinvested for stockholders who do not opt out of the company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. has issued $103,250,000 in aggregate principal amount of new 7.25% Notes due February 3, 2031 under a supplemental indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company. These unsecured notes pay 7.25% annual interest quarterly, starting March 1, 2026, and are redeemable at the company’s option on or after February 3, 2028 at $25 per note plus accrued interest.
The company plans to use the net proceeds to repay debt, including redeeming all outstanding 8.00% Notes due 2027 and all or a portion of the 7.50% Notes due 2027. It has notified trustees of its election to redeem $40,250,000 of the $80,500,000 7.50% Notes and all $51,750,000 of the 8.00% Notes on March 5, 2026 at $25 per note plus accrued interest.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. entered into an underwriting agreement for a public offering of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% Notes due 2031. The deal was arranged with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., representing several underwriters, and uses the company’s effective shelf registration.
The company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional $15.0 million principal amount of these notes to cover overallotments. Closing of the offering is expected on February 3, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, and the notes constitute a direct financial obligation of the company.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. provided preliminary, unaudited estimates for its quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Management currently expects net asset value per common share to be between $13.41 and $13.43. They also estimate net investment income per common share for the same period will range from $0.31 to $0.33. These figures are management estimates only, have not been audited or reviewed by the company’s independent accounting firm, and may change once closing procedures, final valuations, and the full year-end review are completed.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. furnished a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The release was provided as Exhibit 99.1 under Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information was furnished and is not deemed filed under the Exchange Act, nor incorporated by reference except as expressly stated in future filings.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY) announced a fourth quarter 2025 regular dividend. The board declared a $0.33 per share cash distribution to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 17, 2025. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on or about December 3, 2025. The company furnished a related press release as Exhibit 99.1.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. is planning to acquire SWK Holdings Corporation through a multi-step merger structure. A new wholly owned subsidiary will merge with SWK, which will ultimately be consolidated into Runway, with Runway as the final surviving corporation.
Each SWK share (other than cancelled shares) will be converted, at the holder’s election, into either Runway common stock based on an exchange ratio or cash equal to SWK’s per-share net asset value, plus a per-share portion of a $9,000,000 cash amount funded by Runway’s adviser. The exchange ratio will be determined by each company’s per-share net asset value calculated under GAAP as of a determination date shortly before closing.
Closing is subject to customary conditions, including effectiveness of a Form N-14 registration statement, SWK stockholder approval and no material adverse effect, as well as a condition tied to an independent valuation of SWK’s portfolio not differing by more than $5,000,000 from SWK’s carrying values. A key SWK stockholder owning 8,493,088 shares, or about 69.9% of SWK’s common stock, has agreed to vote in favor of the merger and to certain standstill restrictions regarding Runway.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported that it and SWK Holdings Corporation have entered into a definitive merger agreement, as announced in a joint press release on October 9, 2025. The transaction is structured as a series of mergers involving newly formed subsidiaries of Runway Growth Finance.
In the first step, either RWAY Portfolio Corp. will merge with SWK or, alternatively, SWK will merge with RWAY Portfolio Corp., with the combined company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of RWAY Portfolio Holding Corp. Immediately afterward, that entity will merge into RWAY Portfolio Holding Corp., leaving it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Runway Growth Finance. In the final step, RWAY Portfolio Holding Corp. will merge into Runway Growth Finance, with Runway Growth Finance remaining as the surviving corporation.
Runway Growth Finance Corp. filed a current report to share that it issued a press release about its portfolio activity for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company states that the full text of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference. The disclosure is provided under Regulation FD, meaning it is intended to give all investors equal access to the same information at the same time.