RITCHIE JAMES JOSEPH 4

What Happened
James Joseph Ritchie, a director of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NCDL), acquired 17,857 shares on 2026-03-10 in an open-market or private purchase. The shares were bought at $13.71 each for a total reported value of $244,819. This was a purchase (code P), which investors often view as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-10; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-03-11 (timely filing).
• Price per share: $13.71; Shares acquired: 17,857; Total value: $244,819.
• Transaction type/code: Purchase (P) — open market or private purchase.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided Form 4 data.
• Remarks: "ritchiepoa.txt" — the filing references a power-of-attorney file, indicating the trade may have been executed by an authorized representative.
• No indication in the provided data of option exercise, gift, or immediate resale.

Context
This is a straightforward insider purchase by a company director. Purchases by insiders can be interpreted by some investors as a positive signal, but the filing alone does not explain the insider’s motivation. The filing appears timely (reported the next day), and there are no additional notes in the provided data that would change the basic interpretation.