Newstar Commercial Loan Trust 2017-1: 22 March 2017

The Class A-T-N Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, the Class A-R-N Revolving Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, the Class B-N Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, the Class C-N Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, the Class D-N Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes and the Class E-N Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes will be issued by NewStar Commercial Loan Funding 2017-1 LLC, in connection with a Refinancing of the Original Class A Notes, the Original Class B Notes, the Original Class C Notes, the Original Class D Notes and the Original Class E Notes.

The Original Notes were issued by the Issuer on 11 September 2013. The Replacement Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, as amended by the first supplemental indenture dated 15 January 2014, and as further amended by a second supplemental indenture executed on 20 March 2017 (the Refinancing Date).

Natixis Securities Americas LLC will act as placement agent for the Offered Replacement Notes on behalf of the Issuer. The Placement Agent will act as sole manager and bookrunner with respect to the Offered Replacement Notes.