Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): January 21, 2025
 
 
 
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:
 
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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).
 
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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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results after the market closes, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and that it will host an earnings call on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit NumberDescription
99.1
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).





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: January 21, 2025
MORGAN STANLEY DIRECT LENDING FUND
   
 By:/s/ David Pessah
  David Pessah
  Chief Financial Officer

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