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): January 18, 2022
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 814-01358 | 84-7071531 | ||
(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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Notes Offerings
On January 18, 2022, Blackstone Private Credit Fund (the “Fund”) and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”) entered into a Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture (defined herein), the “2025 Notes Indenture”) related to the $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and a Seventh Supplemental Indenture (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “2029 Notes Indenture” and, together with the 2025 Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”) related to the $650,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes” and, together with the 2025 Notes, the “Notes”), each of which supplement that certain Base Indenture, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Base Indenture”).
The 2025 Notes will mature on January 15, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Fund’s option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the 2025 Notes Indenture. The 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.700% per year payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2022. The 2029 Notes will mature on January 15, 2029 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Fund’s option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the 2029 Notes Indenture. The 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per year payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2022. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Fund that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Fund’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, rank pari passu with all existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Fund, rank effectively junior to any of the Fund’s secured indebtedness (including unsecured indebtedness that the Fund later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and rank structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Fund’s subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.
The Indentures contain certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Fund to comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, whether or not it is subject to those requirements, and to provide financial information to the holders of the Notes and the Trustee if the Fund is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
In addition, on the occurrence of a “change of control repurchase event,” as defined in the Indentures, the Fund will generally be required to make an offer to purchase the outstanding Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.
The foregoing description of the Indentures does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indentures, filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The Notes were offered to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act (the “Notes Offerings”). The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Notes Offerings closed on January 18, 2022. The net proceeds to the Fund were approximately $1.135 billion, after deducting the initial purchaser discount and estimated offering expenses. The Fund expects to use the net proceeds of the Notes Offerings for general corporate purposes of it and its subsidiaries.
Registration Rights Agreements
In connection with the Notes Offerings, the Fund entered into Registration Rights Agreements, each dated as of January 18, 2022 (the “Registration Rights Agreements”), with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities Americas, Inc., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers of the Notes. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements, the Fund is obligated to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Notes for new notes issued by the Fund that are registered under the Securities Act and otherwise have terms substantially identical to those of the Notes, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective. If the Fund is not able to effect the exchange offer, the Fund will be obligated to file a shelf registration statement covering the resale of the Notes and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective. If the Fund fails to satisfy its registration obligations by certain dates specified in the Registration Rights Agreements, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreements, filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
| Blackstone Private Credit Fund | ||||||
| Date: January 20, 2022 | By: | /s/ Marisa J. Beeney | ||||
| Marisa J. Beeney | ||||||
Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||
