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    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    8/27/24 4:18:16 PM ET
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    msdlf-20240821
    0001782524FALSE00017825242024-08-212024-08-21

    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
     
     
     
    FORM 8-K
     
     
     
    CURRENT REPORT
     
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934
     
    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2024
     
     
     
    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
     
     
    Delaware 814-01332 84-2009506
    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation)
     
     
    (Commission
    File Number)
     
     
    (IRS Employer
    Identification Number)
     
    1585 Broadway10036
    New York, NY
     
    (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
     
    1 (212) 761-4000
    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     
    Not Applicable
    (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
     
     
     
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     
    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)




    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
     
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareMSDLThe New York Stock Exchange

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
     
    Emerging growth company ☐
     
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐






    Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

    On August 21, 2024, DLF Financing SPV LLC (“DLF LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”), entered into a fifth amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2020 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BNP Funding Facility”), by and among DLF LLC, as the Borrower, the Company, as the Equityholder and the Servicer, the Lenders party thereto, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent, and BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent. The Fifth Amendment, amended certain terms of the BNP Funding Facility, to, amongst other things (a) extend the Reinvestment Period to August 21, 2027, (b) extend the Final Maturity Date to August 21, 2029, (c) reduce the Applicable Margin from 2.85% to 2.25%, and (d) modify certain eligibility criteria and concentration limits. The other material terms of the BNP Funding Facility remain unchanged. Borrowings under the BNP Funding Facility are subject to various covenants under the related agreements as well as the leverage restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

    The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

    Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

    The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

    Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibits

    Exhibit NumberDescription
    10.1*
    Amendment No. 5 to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2024, among DLF Financing SPV LLC, as borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and lender, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, as equity holder and servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent.
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

    *Schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the SEC upon its request.



    SIGNATURE
     
    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.

     
    Dated: August 27, 2024MORGAN STANLEY DIRECT LENDING FUND
       
     By:/s/ David Pessah
      David Pessah
      Chief Financial Officer

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