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): July 3, 2023
StepStone Private Credit Fund LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 814-01624 | | 92-0758580 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
450 Lexington Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, New York | | 10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 698-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
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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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information contained in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On July 3, 2023, Stepstone Private Credit Fund LLC (the “Company”), through a special purpose wholly-owned subsidiary, StepStone Great Lakes SPV Facility II LLC (“SPV Facility II”), entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2023 (as amended by the First Amendment, the “BMO Loan and Security Agreement”), among the Company, as the fund and as the manager, SPV Facility II, as the borrower, and Bank of Montreal, a Canadian chartered bank acting through its Chicago Branch (“BMO”), as a lender and as administrative agent and collateral agent.
The First Amendment provides for, among other things, (1) a funded amount from the lenders of $100,750,000 as of the amendment effective date and (2) an increase in the maximum total commitments of the lenders under the accordion provision in the BMO Loan and Security Agreement to $125,000,000, in each case, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
The above summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety to the full text of the First Amendment and related documents. A copy of the First Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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: July 3, 2023
| | StepStone Private Credit Fund LLC |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Joseph Cambareri |
| | Name: | Joseph Cambareri |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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