---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-211890"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RWAY"
cik: "0001653384"
company_name: "Runway Growth Finance Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:49:45.153900+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Runway Growth Q1 2026 NII $10.6M ($0.29), NAV $12.13; $0.33 dividend, $15M buyback, CFO retirement

## Summary
- NII $10.6M ($0.29 per share) vs $15.6M ($0.42) Q1 2025; total investment income $29.5M vs $35.4M.
- NAV per share $12.13, down from $13.48; total net assets $438.2M, down 12.9% YoY.
- Board declared Q2 2026 dividend of $0.33/share, payable June 2, 2026 to holders of record May 18, 2026.
- New $15M share repurchase program authorized until May 2027; management cites compelling value.
- CFO Thomas Raterman retiring June 30, 2026; Carmela Thomson to succeed; SWK acquisition closed, 6.33M shares issued.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-211890
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RWAY
- cik: 0001653384
- company_name: Runway Growth Finance Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000119312526211890/0001193125-26-211890-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000119312526211890/rway-20260507.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-211890.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 170959573eda6e8fa8b5125ba1163d4e8eb0a95f
  claim: Runway Growth Finance Corp. reported quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $29.5 million, net income $10.6 million, EPS $0.29 per share.
  evidence_excerpt: Runway Growth Finance Corp. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Delivered Total and Net Investment Income of $29.5 million and $10.6 million, Respectively Investment Portfolio of $886.3 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653384/000119312526211890/0001193125-26-211890-index.htm

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