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 25, 2023
FRANKLIN BSP LENDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00821 | 27-2614444 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4920
New York, New York | 10019 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| None | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 25, 2023, Franklin BSP Lending Corporation (the “Corporation”) and a wholly owned, consolidated special purpose financing subsidiary of the Corporation, FBLC Funding I, LLC (the “Subsidiary”), entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”) to the loan and servicing agreement, dated as of August 28, 2020, by and among the Corporation, the Subsidiary, each of the lenders form time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian (as amended and together with the Third Amendment, the “Loan and Servicing Agreement”). The Third Amendment, among other things, extends the reinvestment period to end August 25, 2026 and the maturity date of the Loan and Servicing Agreement to August 25, 2028, and revises the Loan and Servicing Agreement such that borrowings are priced at a benchmark rate, currently SOFR, plus a margin of 2.75% during the reinvestment period. The Subsidiary paid an upfront fee and incurred other customary costs and expenses in connection with the Third Amendment.
The description of the Third Amendment in this Item 1.01 is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by the provisions of the Third Amendment, a copy of which will be filed with the Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023.
| 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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | FRANKLIN BSP LENDING CORPORATION |
| | |
| Date: August 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Nina K. Baryski |
| | Name: | Nina K. Baryski |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
