Blackstone Secured Lending Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 25, 2024, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company”) and BGSL Big Sky Funding LLC (“Big Sky Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 29, 2022, by and among Big Sky Funding, as borrower, Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto, and BofA Securities, Inc., as sole lead arranger and sole book manager. The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a reduction in the applicable margin for advances, to be effective from and after September 25, 2024, to a range between 1.50% per annum and 1.95% per annum depending on the nature of the collateral securing the advances, subject to a floor of 1.80% per annum; (ii) an extension of the availability period for advances under the facility until March 30, 2027; (iii) an extension of stated maturity of the facility to September 30, 2027; and (iv) the payment of an administrative agent servicing fee and certain other fees as agreed between Big Sky Funding and Bank of America.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Third Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Third Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Index
10.1 | Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 25, 2024, by and between BGSL Big Sky Funding LLC, the lender party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 26, 2024 |
BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND | |||||
By: | /s/ Oran Ebel | |||||
Name: | Oran Ebel | |||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |