5C Lending Partners Co-President Michael Koester Receives Award

What Happened
Michael E. Koester, Co‑President and a director of 5C Lending Partners Corp., acquired two awards/issuances on September 17, 2026 totaling 16,112 shares of common stock (4,446 shares at $24.48 = $108,838; 11,666 shares at $24.48 = $285,584), for an aggregate value of about $394,422. The transaction is reported as Type "A" (award/other acquisition), i.e., an acquisition rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-17; Filing date: 2026-09-18 (timely — within Form 4 reporting window).
• Price and amounts: 4,446 shares @ $24.48 ($108,838) and 11,666 shares @ $24.48 ($285,584); total 16,112 shares worth ~$394,422.
• Reported beneficial holdings (per footnote): the filing lists 11,637 shares held by the 2022 Koester Family Trust, 1,047 shares via 5C Investment Partners LP, and 110,468 shares indirectly through the 5C Lending Partners Structured Feeder LP — totaling 123,152 shares before these awards. Adding the 16,112 shares from this filing yields a reported beneficial interest of roughly 139,264 shares.
• Footnote F1: the securities were acquired in connection with a company capital call; any remaining uncalled portion of the Reporting Person’s capital commitment may be drawn later in exchange for additional common shares at the then‑current net asset value.
• Footnote F2: describes which shares are held via trusts and funds and notes 4,292,517 shares held by the 5C Feeder on behalf of third parties in which the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.

Context
This was an issuance tied to a capital call (not an open‑market buy), meaning Koester funded/converted part of a capital commitment to receive shares at the company’s NAV. Such transactions increase insider stake but differ from market purchases because price and timing are controlled by the company and fund structure. The filing is factual and does not indicate Koester’s motivation.