---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-076007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RWAY"
cik: "0001653384"
company_name: "Runway Growth Finance Corp."
filed_at: "2022-06-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T22:03:27.409997+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Lewis Solimene resigns; John Engel elected as independent director

## Summary
- Lewis W. Solimene Jr. resigned from board effective June 29, 2022, for personal reasons; no disagreement with company.
- John Engel elected to fill vacancy; serves as independent director until 2024 annual meeting.
- Engel appointed Chair of Compensation Committee and member of audit and nominating/governance committees.
- Julie Persily appointed Chair of Audit Committee following board changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-076007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RWAY
- cik: 0001653384
- company_name: Runway Growth Finance Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-06-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000110465922076007/0001104659-22-076007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000110465922076007/tm2219952d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-076007
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-076007.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-076007.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lewis W. Solimene Jr. resigned as Director at Runway Growth Finance Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Lewis W. Solimene Jr., informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Runway Growth Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), of his intent to resign as director of the Company, and from any and all committees of the Board, effective as of June 29, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000110465922076007/0001104659-22-076007-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Engel was elected as independent director at Runway Growth Finance Corp..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On June 29, 2022, the Board elected John Engel as an independent director, effective June 29, 2022, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Solimene’s departure.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000110465922076007/0001104659-22-076007-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.