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): September 16, 2022
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 814-01299 | 82-7020632 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, New York | 10154 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 503-2100
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: None
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value per share | BXSL | 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 September 16, 2022, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company”) and BGSL Jackson Hole Funding LLC (“Jackson Hole Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), dated December 16, 2021, by and among Jackson Hole Funding, as borrower, the Company, as portfolio manager, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and securities intermediary, Virtus Group, LP, as collateral administrator, and each of the lenders from time to time party thereto. The First Amendment provides for, among other things, replacement of LIBOR with the term SOFR reference rate as an applicable index for U.S. dollar based borrowings. After giving effect to the First Amendment, dollar advances under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at a per annum rate equal to three-month term SOFR, plus an applicable margin of 2.525% per annum.
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 is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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.
Date: September 22, 2022 | BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND | |||||
By: | /s/ Marisa J. Beeney | |||||
Name: | Marisa J. Beeney | |||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |