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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

    4/27/26 4:05:37 PM ET
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    8-K
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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): April 23, 2026

     

     

    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 No.)

     

    1585 Broadway  
    New York, New York   10036
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 761-4000

    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 class

     

    Trading

    Symbol(s)

     

    Name of each exchange

    on which registered

    Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   MSDL   The 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 April 23, 2026, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with the Company, as a borrower, Truist Bank (“Truist”), as administrative agent, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, which amends that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2025. The First Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the commitment termination date from February 23, 2029 to April 23, 2030 and (ii) extends the maturity date from February 25, 2030 to April 23, 2031.

    The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the First Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the First Amendment, 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.

    (d) Exhibits:

     

    Exhibit
    Number
      

    Description

    10.1*    First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2025, among Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, as Borrower, the Lenders and Issuing Banks party thereto, Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent, and Truist Securities, Inc., as Joint Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner, and ING Capital LLC, MUFG Bank, Ltd., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as additional Joint Lead Arrangers
    104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

     

    *

    Exhibits and/or 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 exhibits and/or schedules to the SEC upon its request.

     


    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.

     

          Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
    Date: April 27, 2026     By:  

    /s/ David Pessah

         

    David Pessah

    Chief Financial Officer

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