Rathi Venugopal Form 4 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund / Venugopal Rathi ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Rathi Venugopal

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MORGAN STANLEY

1585 BROADWAY

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [ NONE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Finanacial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/27/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	08/12/2020		J		0.016	A	$0(1)	700.308	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	09/28/2020		P		131.73	A	$19.97	832.038	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	03/27/2020		J		0.202	A	$0(2)	700.294	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Due to the failure of certain investors ("Defaulting Investors") to pay the portions of their respective capital commitment payable on August 11, 2020, as required under subscription agreements between such investors and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the "Company"), 50% of the shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), held by such Defaulting Investors were forfeited and transferred on the books of the Company to other subscribers pro rata in accordance with the respective interests of such other subscribers. As a result, 0.016 shares of Common Stock were allocated to Venugopal Rathi non for no additional consideration.

2. Due to the failure of certain investors ("Defaulting Investors") to pay the portions of their respective capital commitment payable on March 27, 2020, as required under subscription agreements between such investors and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the "Company"), 50% of the shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), held by such Defaulting Investors were forfeited and transferred on the books of the Company to other subscribers pro rata in accordance with the respective interests of such other subscribers. As a result, 0.202 shares of Common Stock were allocated to Venugopal Rathi non for no additional consideration.

Remarks:

	/s/ Orit Mizrachi, by power of attorney	09/30/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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