On October 28, 2021, board of directors of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. established the role of Lead Independent Director, and elected Eric Draut to serve in this role. Mr. Draut has served on the Company?s board of directors since 2011 and had recently served as Chair of the Audit Committee. In conjunction with the establishment of a Lead Independent Director and Mr. Draut?s appointment, the board also appointed existing board members Peter Schwab and Freddie Reiss as Chair of the Governance and Compensation Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee, respectively.