Sec Form 4 Filing - Brookfield Multi-Strategy Master Fund LP @ Runway Growth Finance Corp. - 2023-03-28

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Brookfield Multi-Strategy Master Fund LP 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Runway Growth Finance Corp. [ RWAY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 395 NINTH AVENUE, 52ND FLOOR, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/28/2023 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/28/2023 S 24,744 D $ 11.962 21,104,923 ( 1 ) D ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/29/2023 S 50,256 D $ 11.935 21,054,667 ( 1 ) D ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Brookfield Multi-Strategy Master Fund LP 395 NINTH AVENUE, 52ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10001 X X BAM Partners Trust BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300 181 BAY ST. PO BOX 762 TORONTO, ONTARIO, A6M5J 2T3 X BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/ BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300 181 BAY ST. P.O. BOX 762 TORONTO, ONTARIO, A6M5J 2T3 X OCM Growth Holdings LLC C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 S. GRAND AVE., 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X X Oaktree Fund GP, LLC C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X OAKTREE FUND GP I, L.P. C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Oaktree Capital I, L.P. C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X OCM HOLDINGS I, LLC C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X OAKTREE HOLDINGS, LLC C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Oaktree Capital Group, LLC C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA90071 X Signatures Brookfield Multi-Strategy Master Fund LP, /s/ Bryan Gallagher, Legal Counsel 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date OCM Growth Holdings, LLC, By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC Its: Manager, By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P. Its Managing Member, /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date BAM Partners Trust, /s/ Kathy Sarpash, Secretary 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Brookfield Corporation, /s/ Kathy Sarpash, Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Fund GP, LLC, By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P. Its Managing Member, /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P., /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Capital I, L.P., /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date OCM Holdings I, LLC, /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Holdings, LLC, /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, By: Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC Its Manager, /s/ Henry Orren, Senior Vice President 03/30/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes shares acquired pursuant to the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan. ( 2 )Brookfield Multi-Strategy Master Fund LP, a Cayman Island exempted limited partnership ("Master Fund LP"), directly owns no shares of common stock (the "Common Stock") of Runway Growth Finance Corp. ("Issuer") following the transactions reported herein. OCM Growth Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LLC") ("OCMGH"), directly owns 21,030,578 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Oaktree opportunities Fund Xb Holdings (Delaware), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Fund Xb Delaware"), directly owns 24,089 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. This Form 4 is being filed by (i) Oaktree Fund GP, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("GP LLC"), in its capacity as manager of OCMGH and Fund Xb Delaware, (ii) Oaktree GP I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GP I LLC"), in its capacity as managing member of GP LLC, (iii) Oaktree Capital I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Capital I"), in its capacity as general partner of GP I, ( 3 )(Continued from Footnote 2) (iv) OCM Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("Holdings I"), in its capacity as general partner of Capital I, (v) Oaktree Holdings, LLC, a Delaware LLC("Holdings"),in its capacity as managing member of Holdings I; (vi) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("OCG"), in its capacity as managing member of Holdings; and (vii) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("OCGH GP"), in its capacity as the indirect owner of the class B units of OCG; (viii) Brookfield Multi-Strategy Fund GP LLC, a Delaware LLC ("Multi-Fund Strategy Fund GP"), in its capacity as general partner of Master Fund LP; (xi) Brookfield BHS Advisors, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("BHS Advisors"), in its capacity as investment manager to Master Fund LP; in its capacity as managing member of Holdings I; (vi) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("OCG"), in its capacity as managing member of Holdings; and ( 4 )(Continued from Footnote 3) (vii) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("OCGH GP"), in its capacity as the indirect owner of the class B units of OCG; (viii) Brookfield Multi-Strategy Fund GP LLC, a Delaware LLC ("Multi-Fund Strategy Fund GP"), in its capacity as general partner of Master Fund LP; (xi) Brookfield BHS Advisors, LLC, a Delaware LLC ("BHS Advisors"), in its capacity as investment manager to Master Fund LP; (x) Brookfield Public Securities Group Holdings LLC, a Delaware LLC ("Securities Group Holdings"), in its capacity as managing manager of BHS Advisors; (xi) Brookfield US Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Brookfield US"), in its capacity as managing member of Securities Group Holdings; (xii) Brookfield US Holdings Inc., a Canadian corporation ("Brookfield US Holdings"), in its capacity as the 100% holder of Brookfield US's Class A Common Stock and 50% holder of Brookfield US's Class C Series 1 Preferred Shares; ( 5 )(Continued from Footnote 4) (xiii) Brookfield BUSI Holdings ULC , a Canadian unlimited liability company ("BUSI Holdings"), in its capacity a holder of 100% Brookfield US's Class B Common Stock and 50% holder of Brookfield US's Class C Series 1 Preferred Shares; (xiv) Brookfield Asset Management ULC, a Canadian unlimited liability company ("BAM ULC"), in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Brookfield US Holdings; (xv) Brookfield Corporation, a Canadian corporation ("BAM"), in its capacity as the indirect owner of the class A units of OCG and holder of 75% of BAM ULC; (xvi) Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., a Canadian corporation ("BAM Ltd."), in its capacity as holder of 25% of BAM ULC; and (xvii) BAM Partners Trust, a trust formed under the laws of Ontario, in its capacity as the sole owner of Class B Limited Voting Shares of BAM. ( 6 )Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all equity securities reported herein except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form 4. ( 7 )OCGH GP is managed by an executive committee consisting of Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Sheldon M. Stone, John B. Frank, and Jay S. Wintrob (the "OCGH GP Members"). In such capacity, the OCGH GP Members may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Common Stock. Each OCGH GP Member expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, except to the extent of his respective pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form 4. ( 8 )The Reporting Persons may be deemed directors by deputization by virtue of their right to designate representatives to be nominated by the Issuer to serve on the Issuer's board of directors.

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