Exhibit 99.2
Q&A for Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. Stockholders Regarding the Proposed Merger With Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
November 2022
Background
Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. (“OSI II”) was formed in April 2018 and began investing in August 2018. As OSI II was nearing the end of its investment period, the Board of Directors of OSI II (“OSI II Board”) formed a special committee comprised solely of independent directors (the “OSI II Special Committee”) to evaluate a potential exit event for OSI II stockholders, including (1) a listing of OSI II’s common stock on a national securities exchange, (2) an initial public offering of OSI II’s common stock, (3) a corporate control transaction, including, but not limited to, a strategic sale of OSI II or a merger with another entity, including with an affiliated entity, and (4) an orderly wind down.
As part of its evaluation of the potential exit events, the OSI II Special Committee hired Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (“KBW”) to serve as its financial advisor. Following careful analysis, on the unanimous recommendation of the OSI II Special Committee, the OSI II Board, including a majority of independent directors, unanimously determined that a merger with Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (“OCSL”) and related transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and in the best interests of OSI II.
In connection with the merger, KBW delivered a written fairness opinion to the OSI II Special Committee and the OSI II Board as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the exchange ratio in the merger with OCSL to OSI II stockholders.
| 1. | What are the details of the announced mergers? |
OCSL, OSI II, Project Superior Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of OCSL (“Merger Sub”), and, for the limited purposes set forth therein, Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC (“Oaktree”), the investment adviser to each of OCSL and OSI II, have entered into a merger agreement, in which Merger Sub will merge with and into OSI II (the “Merger”), with OSI II continuing as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCSL. Immediately after the effectiveness of the Merger, OSI II will merge with and into OCSL (together with the Merger, the “Mergers”), with OCSL as the surviving company. The Mergers are subject to the approval of OSI II’s and OCSL’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions for a transaction of this nature.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, OSI II stockholders will receive an amount of shares of OCSL common stock with a net asset value (“NAV”) equal to the NAV of shares of OSI II common stock that they hold at the time of closing (a “NAV-for-NAV” exchange). The exchange ratio, equal to the NAV per share of OSI II’s common stock divided by the NAV per share of OCSL’s common stock, will be calculated within 48 hours (excluding Sundays and holidays) prior to the closing of the Mergers.
The combined company will continue to trade under the ticker symbol “OCSL” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
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