Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) ("MSDL" or the "Company"), a business development company externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. (the "Adviser"), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

• Net investment income of $50.7 million, or $0.57 per share, as compared to $58.7 million, or $0.66 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024;
• Net asset value of $20.81 per share, as compared to $20.83 as of September 30, 2024;
• Debt-to-equity was 1.08x as of December 31, 2024, as compared to 0.99x as of September 30, 2024;
• New investment commitments of $188.3 million, fundings of $187.3 million and sales and repayments of $43.6 million, resulting in net funded deployment of $143.7 million; and
• The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a regular dividend of $0.50 per share to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024 as well as a special dividend, which was previously declared by the Board on January 11, 2024, of $0.10 per share to stockholders of record as of November 4, 2024.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $103.0 million, compared to $109.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by lower base rates and repayment related income as compared to the prior period.

Total net expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were $52.3 million, compared to $51.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The increase in net expenses quarter over quarter was primarily attributable to higher net management and income based incentive fees incurred.

Net investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $50.7 million, or $0.57 per share, compared to $58.7 million, or $0.66 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, net change in unrealized appreciation on investments was $0.9 million.

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

As of December 31, 2024, the Company's investment portfolio had a fair value of approximately $3.8 billion, comprised of 208 portfolio companies across 33 industries, with an average investment size of $18.2 million, or 0.5% of our total portfolio on a fair value basis. The composition of the Company's investments was the following:

Investment activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, was as follows:

Total weighted average yield of investments in debt securities at amortized cost and fair value was 10.4% and 10.5%, respectively, as of December 31, 2024, compared to 11.0% and 11.0%, respectively, as of September 30, 2024. Floating rate debt investments as a percentage of total portfolio on a fair value basis was 99.6% as of December 31, 2024, unchanged compared to September 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, certain investments in two portfolio companies were on non-accrual status, representing approximately 0.2% of total investments at amortized cost.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had total principal debt outstanding of $1,983.4 million, including $316.0 million outstanding in the Company's BNP funding facility, $617.4 million outstanding in the Company's Truist credit facility, $275.0 million outstanding in the Company's senior unsecured notes due September 2025, $425.0 million outstanding in the Company's senior unsecured notes due February 2027 and $350.0 million outstanding in the Company's senior unsecured notes due May 2029. The combined weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 6.19% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $964.8 million of availability under its credit facilities and $70.4 million in unrestricted cash. Debt to equity was 1.08x and 0.99x as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

SHARE REPURCHASES

On January 25, 2024, the Company entered into a share repurchase plan to acquire up to $100 million in the aggregate of the Company's Common Stock at prices below NAV. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased 494,943 shares at an average price of $20.20 per share.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

• On February 27, 2025, the Board declared a regular distribution of $0.50 per share, which is payable on April 25, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2025.
• On February 27, 2025, the Board authorized an amended and restated share repurchase plan, pursuant to a 10b5-1 program, which has a maximum size of $100 million and a duration of an additional twelve months; the original plan would have expired on March 25, 2025.
• On February 25, 2025, the Company executed an amendment to the Truist Credit Facility, extending the maturity to February 2030, increasing the total commitment to $1.45 billion and lowering the spread to 1.775%.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund will host a conference call on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:00 am ET to review its financial results and conduct a question-and-answer session. All interested parties are invited to participate in the live earnings conference call by using the following dial-in numbers or audio webcast link available on the MSDL Investor Relations website:

• Audio Webcast
• Conference Call
• Domestic: 323-994-2093
• International: 888-254-3590
• Passcode: 4836455

To avoid potential delays, please join at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the earnings call. An archived replay will also be available on the MSDL Investor Relations website.

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. MSDL has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. MSDL is externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. MSDL is not a subsidiary of or consolidated with Morgan Stanley. For more information about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, please visit www.msdl.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein or on the webcast/conference call may constitute "forward-looking statements," which relate to future events or MSDL's future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and conditions may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in MSDL's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. MSDL undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein or on the webcast/conference call.

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