Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) president reports notional plan change

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Barings Corporate Investors President Christina Emery reported an internal change in a non-qualified compensation deferral plan tied to the company’s common shares. The filing shows an "other" derivative transaction of 41.8164 plan units at $17.97 each, bringing her plan-related balance to 6,533.2297 units, which are entirely notional and do not represent actual share ownership.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Emery Christina

Role President

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Other	Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan	41.816	$17.97	$751.44

Holdings After Transaction: Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan — 6,533.23 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

Exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or other plan permitted event. Plan holdings may be "liquidated" and reallocated into other plan investment options by the plan participant. The derivative has no actual securities underlying the plan agreement, which is entirely notional. Barings LLC (fka Babson Capital Management LLC) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company each offer a non-qualified compensation deferral plan where certain officers are permitted to defer a portion of their compensation into the plans. Deferred compensation into a plan is allocated among one or more investment options at the election of the plan participant. Each plan has an investment option that derives its value from the market value of Barings Corporate Investors' common shares (and includes the value of reinvested dividends). However, pursuant to the terms of the plans, neither the plans nor the participants have an actual ownership interest in the common shares. The shares beneficially owned include the number of shares of Barings Corporate Investors represented by the value of the Barings Corporate Investors investment option under the plan held by the plan participant.

Key Figures

Plan transaction units: 41.8164 units Reference price per unit: $17.97 Total plan units after transaction: 6,533.2297 units

3 metrics

Plan transaction units 41.8164 units Non-qualified thrift plan transaction linked to common shares

Reference price per unit $17.97 Price used for the reported plan transaction

Total plan units after transaction 6,533.2297 units Barings non-qualified thrift plan balance after reported change

Key Terms

Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan, non-qualified compensation deferral plan, investment option, entirely notional, +1 more

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Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan financial

"Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan"

non-qualified compensation deferral plan financial

"offer a non-qualified compensation deferral plan where certain officers"

investment option financial

"Deferred compensation into a plan is allocated among one or more investment options"

entirely notional financial

"the plan agreement, which is entirely notional."

reinvested dividends financial

"and includes the value of reinvested dividends"

Reinvested dividends are payouts a shareholder receives from a company that are automatically used to buy additional shares instead of being taken as cash. For investors this acts like planting dividends back into the portfolio so each future payout can come from a slightly larger holding, helping returns compound over time and showing the difference between income you spend today and total growth of your investment.

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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

04/17/2026 - 12:02 PM

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Emery Christina

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BARINGS LLC

300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500

(Street)

CHARLOTTE

NORTH CAROLINA

28202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS [ MCI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/16/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Barings Non-Qualified Thrift Plan	⁽¹⁾	04/16/2026		J⁽²⁾		41.8164		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Shares ("Shares of Beneficial Interest")	41.8164	$17.97	6,533.2297	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or other plan permitted event. Plan holdings may be "liquidated" and reallocated into other plan investment options by the plan participant. The derivative has no actual securities underlying the plan agreement, which is entirely notional.

2. Barings LLC (fka Babson Capital Management LLC) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company each offer a non-qualified compensation deferral plan where certain officers are permitted to defer a portion of their compensation into the plans. Deferred compensation into a plan is allocated among one or more investment options at the election of the plan participant. Each plan has an investment option that derives its value from the market value of Barings Corporate Investors' common shares (and includes the value of reinvested dividends). However, pursuant to the terms of the plans, neither the plans nor the participants have an actual ownership interest in the common shares. The shares beneficially owned include the number of shares of Barings Corporate Investors represented by the value of the Barings Corporate Investors investment option under the plan held by the plan participant.

	Stacy Standridge, as Attorney-in-fact	04/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

FAQ

What did MCI President Christina Emery report in this Form 4?

Christina Emery reported an internal "other" transaction in a Barings non-qualified compensation deferral plan. It involved 41.8164 plan units priced at $17.97, linked to Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares, increasing her notional plan balance to 6,533.2297 units without direct share purchases or sales.

Does the reported MCI transaction mean actual MCI shares were bought or sold?

No, the transaction relates to a non-qualified compensation deferral plan that is entirely notional. The plan’s investment option tracks the market value of Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares, including reinvested dividends, but neither the plan nor participants own actual common shares.

How is the value of Christina Emery’s MCI deferral plan holdings determined?

Value is determined by an investment option within a non-qualified deferral plan that derives its value from Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares. It reflects market price and reinvested dividends, but only as a notional reference, without granting voting rights or real share ownership to the participant.

When can the reported MCI non-qualified thrift plan interests be exercised?

The plan interests are exercisable only upon termination, retirement, or another plan-permitted event. Until such an event, holdings may be liquidated and reallocated among other plan investment options chosen by the participant, while remaining notional rather than representing actual Barings Corporate Investors common shares.

How many MCI-linked plan units does Christina Emery hold after this transaction?

After this reported transaction, Christina Emery’s Barings non-qualified thrift plan shows 6,533.2297 units linked to Barings Corporate Investors’ common shares. These units represent deferred compensation measured against the share value, but under plan terms they do not provide direct ownership of the underlying common shares.