CIFC Direct Lending Evergreen Fund: auditor change, Deloitte & Touche LLP to KPMG LLP

On August 13, 2026, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of CIFC Direct Lending Evergreen Fund (the “Fund”) approved, based on the recommendation of the Fund’s Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”), the dismissal of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective August 14, 2026.

there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures

the Board engaged KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) to serve as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately upon the dismissal of Deloitte as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.