Runway Growth Finance Corp.

Current report

Risks Relating to the Mergers

Current report

Sales of shares of our common stock after the completion of the Mergers may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

Current report

At the effective time of the Mergers, each share of SWK common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time (other than shares owned by us or any of our consolidated subsidiaries), will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of our common stock equal to the Exchange Ratio, plus any cash (without interest) in lieu of fractional shares.

Current report

Former SWK stockholders may decide not to hold the shares of our common stock that they will receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In addition, our stockholders may decide not to hold their shares of our common stock after completion of the Mergers. In each case, such sales of our common stock could have the effect of depressing the market price for our common stock and may take place soon after the completion of the Mergers.

Current report

Our stockholders will experience a reduction in their respective percentage ownership interests and effective voting power in respect of the combined company relative to their respective percentage ownership interests in us prior to the Mergers. Consequently, our stockholders should generally expect to exercise less influence over the management and policies of the combined company following the Mergers than they currently exercise over our management and policies.

Current report

Prior to completion of the Mergers, subject to certain restrictions in the Merger Agreement, and certain restrictions under the 1940 Act for issuances at prices below the then current NAV per share of our common stock and SWK’s common stock, we and SWK may issue additional shares of our common stock and SWK common stock, respectively, which would further reduce the percentage ownership of the combined company to be held by our current stockholders or to be held by SWK stockholders, as applicable.

Current report

The realization of certain benefits anticipated as a result of the Mergers will depend in part on the integration of SWK’s investment portfolio with our investment portfolio and the integration of SWK’s business with our business. There can be no assurance that SWK’s investment portfolio or business can be operated profitably or integrated successfully into our operations in a timely fashion or at all. The dedication of management resources to such integration may detract attention from the day-to-day business of the combined company and there can be no assurance that there will not be substantial costs associated with the transition process or that there will not be other material adverse effects as a result of these integration efforts. Such effects, including incurring unexpected costs or delays in connection with such integration and failure of SWK’s investment portfolio to perform as expected, could have a material adverse effect on the financial results of the combined company.

Current report

We also expect to achieve certain cost savings from the Mergers when the two companies have fully integrated their portfolios. It is possible that the estimates of the potential cost savings could ultimately be incorrect. The cost savings estimates also assume we will be able to combine our operations and SWK’s operations in a manner that permits those cost savings to be fully realized. If the estimates turn out to be incorrect or if we are not able to combine SWK’s investment portfolio or business with our operations, the anticipated cost savings may not be fully realized or realized at all or may take longer to realize than expected.

Current report

The Mergers may trigger certain “change of control” provisions and other restrictions in our or SWK’s contracts or contracts of our respective affiliates, and the failure to obtain any required consents or waivers could adversely impact the combined company.

Current report

Certain of our or SWK’s agreements or contracts of our respective affiliates, which may include agreements governing our indebtedness or the indebtedness of SWK, may require the consent or waiver of one or more counterparties in connection with the Mergers. The failure to obtain any such consent or waiver may permit such counterparties to terminate, or otherwise increase their rights or our and SWK’s obligations under, any such agreement because the Mergers or other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement may violate an anti-assignment, change of control or other similar provision relating to any of such transactions. If this occurs, we may have to seek to replace that agreement with a new agreement or seek an amendment to such agreement. We cannot assure you that we will be able to replace or amend any such agreement on comparable terms or at all.

Current report

If any such agreement is material, the failure to obtain consents, amendments or waivers under, or to replace on similar terms or at all, any of these agreements could adversely affect the financial performance or results of operations of the combined company following the Mergers, including preventing us from operating a material part of SWK’s business.

Current report

In addition, the consummation of the Mergers may violate, conflict with, result in a breach of provisions of, or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation (including any payment obligation) under, certain agreements of us and SWK. Any such violation, conflict, breach, loss, default or other effect could, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, assets or business of the combined company following completion of the Mergers.

Current report

The announcement and pendency of the Mergers could adversely affect both our and SWK’s business, financial results and operations.

Current report

The announcement and pendency of the Mergers could cause disruptions in and create uncertainty surrounding both our and SWK’s business, including affecting relationships with existing and future borrowers, which could have a significant negative impact on future revenues and results of operations, regardless of whether the Mergers are completed. In addition, we and SWK have diverted, and will continue to divert, management resources towards the completion of the Mergers, which could have a negative impact on each of our and SWK’s future revenues and results of operations.

Current report

We and SWK are also subject to restrictions on the conduct of each of our and SWK’s businesses prior to the completion of the Mergers as provided in the Merger Agreement, generally requiring SWK and us to conduct business only in the ordinary course and subject to specific limitations, including, among other things, certain restrictions on each of our and SWK’s respective ability to make certain investments and acquisitions, sell, transfer or dispose of our and SWK’s respective assets, amend each of our and SWK’s respective organizational documents and enter into or modify certain material contracts. These restrictions could prevent SWK or us from pursuing otherwise attractive business opportunities, industry developments and future opportunities and may otherwise have a significant negative impact on the respective future investment income and results of operations of each of us and/or the combined company following the Mergers.

Current report

The Mergers may not be completed. If the Mergers are not completed, we will have incurred substantial expenses for which no ultimate benefit will have been received. We have incurred out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Mergers for investment banking, legal and accounting fees and financial printing and other related charges, much of which will be incurred even if the Mergers are not completed.

Current report

our business may have been adversely impacted by the failure to pursue other beneficial opportunities due to the focus of management on the Mergers, without realizing any of the anticipated benefits of completing the Mergers;

Current report

the market price of our common stock might decline to the extent that the market price prior to termination reflects a market assumption that the Mergers will be completed; and

Current report

the payment of any termination fee, if required under the circumstances, could adversely affect our financial condition and liquidity.

Current report

The Merger Agreement contains provisions that limit our ability to discuss, facilitate or commit to competing third party proposals to acquire all or a significant part of us. These provisions, which are typical for transactions of this type, include a termination fee of $8.225 million payable by third parties to SWK under certain circumstances. Such provisions might discourage a potential competing acquirer that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of us from considering or proposing that acquisition even if it were prepared to pay consideration with a higher per share market price than that proposed in the Mergers or might result in a potential competing acquirer proposing to pay a lower per share price to acquire us than it might otherwise have proposed to pay.

Current report

The Mergers are subject to closing conditions, including stockholder approvals, that, if not satisfied or (to the extent legally allowed) waived, will result in the Mergers not being completed, which may result in material adverse consequences to our business and operations.

Current report

The Mergers are subject to closing conditions, including certain approvals of our and SWK’s respective stockholders that, if not satisfied, will prevent the Mergers from being completed. The closing condition that SWK’s stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers may not be waived under applicable law and must be satisfied for the Mergers to be completed. If SWK stockholders do not adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers and the Mergers are not completed, the resulting failure of the Mergers could have a material adverse impact on our business and operations. In addition, the closing condition that our stockholders approve the issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement may not be waived and must be satisfied for the Mergers to be completed. If our stockholders do not approve the issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Mergers are not completed, the resulting failure of the Mergers could have a material adverse impact on our business and operations. In addition to the required approvals of our and SWK’s stockholders, the Mergers are subject to a number of other conditions beyond our control that may prevent, delay or otherwise materially adversely affect completion of the Mergers. We cannot predict whether and when these other conditions will be satisfied.

Current report

We will be subject to operational uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the Mergers are pending.

Current report

Uncertainty about the effect of the Mergers may have an adverse effect on us and, consequently, on the combined company following completion of the Mergers.

Current report

These uncertainties may cause those that deal with us to seek to change their existing business relationships with us. In addition, the Merger Agreement restricts us from taking actions that we might otherwise consider to be in our best interests. These restrictions may prevent us from pursuing certain business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the Mergers.

Current report

Litigation filed against us and SWK in connection with the Mergers could result in substantial costs and could delay or prevent the Mergers from being completed.

Current report

From time to time, we and SWK may be subject to legal actions, including securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits, as well as various regulatory, governmental and law enforcement inquiries, investigations and subpoenas in connection with the Mergers. These or any similar securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits, regardless of their merits, may result in substantial costs and divert management time and resources. An adverse judgment in such cases could have a negative impact on the liquidity and financial condition of us and/or the combined company following the Mergers or could prevent the Mergers from being completed.

Current report

We and SWK may, to the extent legally allowed, waive one or more conditions to the Mergers without resoliciting stockholder approval.

Current report

Certain conditions to our and SWK’s obligations to complete the Mergers may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent legally allowed, either unilaterally or by agreement of us and SWK. In the event that any such waiver does not require resolicitation of stockholders, the parties to the Merger Agreement will have the discretion to complete the Mergers without seeking further stockholder approval. The conditions in the Merger Agreement requiring the approval of our stockholders and SWK stockholders, however, cannot be waived.

Current report

The market price of our common stock after the Mergers may be affected by factors different from those affecting our common stock currently.

Current report

Our business and SWK’s business differ in some respects and, accordingly, the results of operations of the combined company and the market price of our common stock after the Mergers may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the independent results of operations of each of us and SWK and the market prices of our common stock. These factors include a larger stockholder base and a different capital structure. Accordingly, our historical trading prices and financial results may not be indicative of these matters for the combined company following the Mergers.