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Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of Barings BDC, Inc. before investing. The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and a preliminary prospectus supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to this offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, filed with the SEC and other documents Barings BDC, Inc. has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Barings BDC, Inc. and this offering. The information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and in this announcement, is not complete and may be changed.

You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement if you request them by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533, ING Bank N.V. at 44-207-767-8156, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (toll-free) at 1-877-649-6848 or SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (toll-free) at 1-888-868-6856.

The preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this announcement do not constitute offers to sell or the solicitation of offers to buy nor will there be any sale of the securities referred to in this announcement in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

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