As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2022

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-14

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

		THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
		Pre-Effective Amendment No.		☐
		Post-Effective Amendment		☐

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

345 Park Avenue

31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Offices: (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code))

(877) 876-1121

(Area Code and Telephone Number)

Marisa J. Beeney, Esq.

Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Rajib Chanda, Esq. Steven Grigoriou, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 900 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001		Benjamin Wells, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not complete the exchange offers and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 7, 2022

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Offer to Exchange

$650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.125% Notes due 2027

$650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.850% Notes due 2028

For

$650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.125% Notes due 2027

$650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.850% Notes due 2028, respectively,

registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

 

 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is offering to exchange all of its outstanding (i) 2.125% Notes due 2027 (the “2.125% Restricted Notes”) that were issued in a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), on July 23, 2021 and (ii) 2.850% Notes due 2028 (the “2.850% Restricted Notes” and, together with the 2.125% Restricted Notes, the “Restricted Notes”) that were issued in a transaction not requiring registration under the 1933 Act on September 30, 2021, for an equal aggregate principal amount of its new (a) 2.125% Notes due 2027 (the “2.125% Exchange Notes”) and (b) 2.850% Notes due 2028 (the “2.850% Exchange Notes” and, together with the 2.125% Exchange Notes, the “Exchange Notes”), respectively, that have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act. We refer to the 2.125% Restricted Notes and the 2.125% Exchange Notes collectively as the “2.125% Notes” and the 2.850% Restricted Notes and the 2.850% Exchange Notes collectively as the “2.850% Notes.” We refer to the Restricted Notes and the Exchange Notes collectively as the “Notes.”

If you participate in the exchange offer, you will receive Exchange Notes for your Restricted Notes that are validly tendered. The terms of the Exchange Notes are substantially identical to those of the Restricted Notes, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Restricted Notes will not apply to the Exchange Notes, and the Exchange Notes will not provide for the payment of additional interest in the event of a registration default. In addition, the Exchange Notes will bear a different CUSIP number than the Restricted Notes.

MATERIAL TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2022, unless extended.

We will exchange all 2.125% Restricted Notes and 2.850% Restricted Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer for 2.125% Exchange Notes and 2.850% Exchange Notes, respectively. You may withdraw tendered Restricted Notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.

The only conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC and that no injunction, order or decree has been or is issued that would prohibit, prevent or materially impair our ability to complete the exchange offer.

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer.

There is no active trading market for the Restricted Notes, and we do not intend to list the Exchange Notes on any securities exchange or to seek approval for quotations through any automated dealer quotation system.

 

 

Investing in the Exchange Notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus.

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Exchange Notes or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                 , 2022

No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the Exchange Notes offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY			1
RISK FACTORS			11
USE OF PROCEEDS			16
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			17
THE EXCHANGE OFFER			19
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES			27
CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			40
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS			41
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			43
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK			44
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			45
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY			46
REGULATION OF THE COMPANY			47
SENIOR SECURITIES			48
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES			50
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			73
MANAGEMENT			74
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT			75
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS			79
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS			80
DESCRIPTION OF OUR SHARES			82
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN			88
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DISTRIBUTION PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR			89
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES			90
LEGAL MATTERS			91
EXPERTS			92
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			93
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE			94

This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with the document. This information is available without charge to security holders upon written or oral request at:

Investor Relations

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

(212) 503-2100

To obtain timely delivery, you must request information no later than five business days prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, which expiration is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2022.

 

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of the Exchange Notes in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in the exchange offer for Restricted Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale or other transfer of the Exchange Notes received in the exchange offer. The accompanying letter of transmittal relating to the Exchange Offer states that, by so acknowledging and delivering a prospectus, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” of the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the 1933 Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by such broker-dealer in connection with resales or other transfers of Exchange Notes received in the exchange offer for Restricted Notes that were acquired by the broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities.

 

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information included in this prospectus, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and under “Risk Factors” set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and any updates to those risks contained in the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than as specified, and the following risks before investing in the Exchange Notes. Any of the risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the documents referred to above could be exacerbated by the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Risks Related to the Exchange Notes

The Exchange Notes are unsecured and therefore are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur.

The Exchange Notes are not secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Exchange Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries have outstanding as of the date of this prospectus or that we or our subsidiaries may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured in respect of which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Exchange Notes. As of December 31, 2021, our total consolidated indebtedness was approximately $5.5 billion, $1.4 billion of which was secured, $3.2 billion of which was unsecured and $0.9 billion of which was indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

The Exchange Notes are subordinated structurally to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.

The Exchange Notes are obligations exclusively of the Company and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Notes are not required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we may acquire or create in the future. As of December 31, 2021, approximately $0.9 billion of the indebtedness required to be consolidated on our balance sheet was held through subsidiary financing vehicles and secured by certain assets of such subsidiaries. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors, including trade creditors, and holders of preferred stock, if any, of our subsidiaries will have priority over our claims (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Exchange Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we were recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the Exchange Notes are subordinated structurally to all indebtedness and other liabilities of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish as financing vehicles or otherwise. All of the existing indebtedness of our subsidiaries is structurally senior to the Exchange Notes. In addition, our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, all of which would be structurally senior to the Exchange Notes.

A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or the Exchange Notes, if any, could cause the liquidity or market value of the Exchange Notes to decline significantly.

Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Exchange Notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or

 

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marketing of the Exchange Notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor any initial purchaser undertakes any obligation to maintain our credit ratings or to advise holders of the Exchange Notes of any changes in our credit ratings.

The Exchange Notes are rated by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”). There can be no assurance that their respective credit ratings will remain for any given period of time or that such credit ratings will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the applicable ratings agency if in its judgment future circumstances relating to the basis of the credit rating, such as adverse changes in our business, financial condition and results of operations, so warrant.

An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the market value of the Exchange Notes.

The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the Exchange Notes. In general, as market interest rates rise, debt securities bearing interest at fixed rates of interest decline in value. Consequently, if you purchase Exchange Notes bearing interest at fixed rates and market interest rates increase, the market values of those Exchange Notes may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.

The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes contains limited protection for holders of the Exchange Notes.

The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes offers limited protection to holders of the Exchange Notes. The terms of the Indenture and the Exchange Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the Exchange Notes. In particular, the terms of the Indenture and the Exchange Notes do not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:

 

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issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the Exchange Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Exchange Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the Exchange Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Exchange Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, as such obligations may be amended or superseded, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC;

 

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pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the Exchange Notes;

 

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sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets);

 

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

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create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

 

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make investments; or

 

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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries.

 

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In addition, the terms of the Indenture and the Exchange Notes do not protect holders of the Exchange Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow or liquidity other than as described under “Description of the Exchange Notes—Events of Default” in this prospectus.

Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions are not limited by the terms of the Exchange Notes and may have important consequences for you as a holder of the Exchange Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Exchange Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Exchange Notes.

Other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the Indenture and the Exchange Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Debt Financing—We borrow money, which magnifies the potential for loss on amounts invested in us and may increase the risk of investing in us. Borrowed money may also adversely affect the return on our assets, reduce cash available for debt service, and result in losses” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the Exchange Notes.

The optional redemption provision may materially adversely affect your return on the Exchange Notes.

The Exchange Notes are redeemable in whole or in part upon certain conditions at any time or from time to time at our option. We may choose to redeem the Exchange Notes at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the Exchange Notes. In this circumstance, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the Exchange Notes being redeemed.

There is currently no public market for the Exchange Notes. If an active trading market for the Exchange Notes does not develop or is not maintained, you may not be able to sell them.

The Exchange Notes are a new issue of debt securities for which there currently is no trading market. We do not currently intend to apply for listing of the Exchange Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of the Exchange Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. If no active trading market develops, you may not be able to resell your Exchange Notes at their fair market value or at all. If the Exchange Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. Certain of the initial purchasers in the private offerings of the outstanding Restricted Notes have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Exchange Notes as permitted by applicable laws and regulations; however, the initial purchasers are not obligated to make a market in any of the Exchange Notes, and they may discontinue their market-making activities at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that an active and liquid trading market will develop or continue for the Exchange Notes, that you will be able to sell your Exchange Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the Exchange Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Exchange Notes for an indefinite period of time.

We may not be able to repurchase the Exchange Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.

We may not be able to repurchase the Exchange Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event because we may not have sufficient funds. Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, holders of the Exchange Notes may require us to repurchase for cash some or all of the Exchange Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but

 

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not including, the repurchase date. Our failure to purchase such tendered Exchange Notes upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Repurchase Event would cause an event of default under the Indenture governing the Exchange Notes and a cross-default under the agreements governing certain of our other indebtedness, which may result in the acceleration of such indebtedness requiring us to repay that indebtedness immediately. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event were to occur, we may not have sufficient funds to repay any such accelerated indebtedness and/or to make the required repurchase of the Exchange Notes. See “Description of the Exchange Notes—Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event” in this prospectus for additional information.

FATCA withholding may apply to payments to certain foreign entities.

Payments made under the Exchange Notes to a foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity (including such an institution or entity acting as an intermediary) may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax of 30% under U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act provisions of the Code (commonly referred to as “FATCA”). This withholding tax may apply to certain payments of interest on the Exchange Notes unless the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity complies with certain information reporting, withholding, identification, certification and related requirements imposed by FATCA. You should consult your own tax advisors regarding FATCA and how it may affect your investment in the Exchange Notes.

Risks Related to the Exchange Offer

If you fail to exchange your Restricted Notes, they will continue to be restricted securities and may become less liquid.

Restricted Notes that you do not validly tender or that we do not accept will, following the exchange offer, continue to be restricted securities, and you may not offer to sell them except under an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws. We will issue the Exchange Notes in exchange for the Restricted Notes in the exchange offer only following the satisfaction of the procedures and conditions set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Restricted Notes.” Because we anticipate that most holders of the Restricted Notes will elect to exchange their outstanding Restricted Notes, we expect that the liquidity of the market for the Restricted Notes remaining after the completion of the exchange offer will be substantially limited, which may have an adverse effect upon and increase the volatility of the market price of the outstanding Restricted Notes. Any Restricted Notes tendered and exchanged in the exchange offer will reduce the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Restricted Notes at maturity. Further, following the exchange offer, if you did not exchange your Restricted Notes, you generally will not have any further registration rights, and Restricted Notes will continue to be subject to certain transfer restrictions.

Broker-dealers may need to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act.

Any broker-dealer that (1) exchanges its Restricted Notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes or (2) resells Exchange Notes that were received by it for its own account in the exchange offer may be deemed to have received restricted securities and will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale transaction by that broker-dealer. Any profit on the resale of the Exchange Notes and any commission or concessions received by a broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the 1933 Act.

You may not receive the Exchange Notes in the exchange offer if the exchange offer procedures are not validly followed.

We will issue the Exchange Notes in exchange for your Restricted Notes only if you validly tender such Restricted Notes before expiration of the exchange offer. Neither we nor the exchange agent is under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of the Restricted Notes for exchange. If

 

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you are the beneficial holder of Restricted Notes that are held through your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and you wish to tender such Restricted Notes in the exchange offer, you should promptly contact the person through whom your Restricted Notes are held and instruct that person to tender the Restricted Notes on your behalf.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. In consideration for issuing the Exchange Notes as contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive in exchange a like principal amount of Restricted Notes, the terms of which are substantially identical to the Exchange Notes. The Restricted Notes surrendered in exchange for the Exchange Notes will be retired and cancelled and cannot be reissued. Accordingly, the issuance of the Exchange Notes will not result in any change in our capitalization. We have agreed to bear the expenses of the exchange offer. No underwriter is being used in connection with the exchange offer.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, including the documents we incorporate by reference herein, contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about us, our current and prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs and opinions, and our assumptions. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, including the documents we incorporate by reference therein, are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the 1933 Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:

 

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the impact of the investments that we expect to make;

 

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our ability to raise sufficient capital to execute our investment strategy;

 

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the impact of geo-political conditions, including revolution, insurgency, terrorism or war, including those arising out of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine;

 

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general economic, logistical and political trends and other external factors, including the impact of the uncertainty of the duration and severity of the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, related COVID-19 variants and recent supply chain disruptions;

 

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the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

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the adequacy of our cash resources, financing sources and working capital;

 

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the timing and amount of cash flows, distributions and dividends, if any, from our portfolio companies;

 

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the elevating levels of inflation, and its impact on our portfolio companies and on the industries in which we may invest;

 

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the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we may invest;

 

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the effect of investments that we expect to make and the competition for those investments;

 

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our use of financial leverage, including the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of equity and debt capital on favorable terms or at all;

 

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the ability of the Adviser to source suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

 

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the impact of any future acquisitions and divestitures;

 

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the ability of the Adviser or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

 

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our ability to maintain our qualification as an RIC and as a BDC;

 

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the tax status of the enterprises in which we may invest.

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described or identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate by reference.

Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found in the sections titled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company, as well as any amendments filed with the SEC. We discuss in greater detail, and incorporate by reference into this prospectus in their entirety, many of these risks and uncertainties in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These projections and forward-looking statements apply only as of the date of this prospectus. Moreover, we assume no duty and do not undertake to update the forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. These forward-looking statements apply only as of the date of this report. Moreover, we assume no duty and do not undertake to update the forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer

We issued (a) $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.125% Restricted Notes in a transaction not requiring registration under the 1933 Act on July 23, 2021 and (b) $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.850% Restricted Notes in a transaction not requiring registration under the 1933 Act on September 30, 2021. The 2.125% Restricted Notes were issued, and the 2.125% Exchange Notes will be issued, pursuant to a base indenture dated as of July 15, 2020 (the “Base Indenture”), and the fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of July 23, 2021, to the Base Indenture (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”). The 2.850% Restricted Notes were issued, and the 2.850% Exchange Notes will be issued, pursuant to the Base Indenture and the fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of September 30, 2021, to the Base Indenture (the “Fifth Supplemented Indenture,” and collectively with the Base Indenture and Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the Trustee. In connection with such Restricted Notes issuances, we entered into registration rights agreements, which require that we file this registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to the Exchange Notes to be issued in the exchange offer and, upon the effectiveness of this registration statement, offer to you the opportunity to exchange your Restricted Notes for a like principal amount of Exchange Notes.

Under each registration rights agreement, we agreed, for the benefit of the holders of the Restricted Notes, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

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file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Restricted Notes for the Exchange Notes having terms substantially identical to the Restricted Notes being exchanged, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Restricted Notes will not apply to the Exchange Notes, and the Exchange Notes will not provide for the payment of additional interest in the event of a registration default;

 

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cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective and continuously effective, supplemented and amended, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a broker-dealer registered under the 1933 Act is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities; and

 

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cause the exchange offer to be consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become or been declared effective, but in no event later than 365 days after the initial issuance of the Restricted Notes (or if such 365th day is not a business day, the next succeeding business day).

We also agreed to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective for not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to consummate the exchange offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 business days after the commencement of the exchange offer. If there is a Registration Default, the interest rate borne by the affected series of Restricted Notes will increase by 0.25% per annum and will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum on the principal amount of Notes with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, up to a maximum of additional interest of 0.50% per annum. Additional Interest due pursuant to Registration Defaults will be paid in cash on the relevant interest payment date to holders of record on the relevant regular record dates. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Restricted Notes, the interest rate borne by the Restricted Notes will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by Restricted Notes; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant Restricted Notes will again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions.

If the Company is not able to effect the exchange offer, the Company 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.

 

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The Exchange Notes will be issued without a restrictive legend, and except as set forth below, you may resell or otherwise transfer them without registration under the 1933 Act. After we complete the exchange offer, our obligation to register the exchange of Exchange Notes for Restricted Notes will terminate. A copy of each registration rights agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties unrelated to us, including Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC no-action letter (April 13, 1988), Morgan, Stanley & Co. Inc., SEC no-action letter (June 5, 1991) and Shearman & Sterling, SEC no-action letter (July 2, 1993), subject to the limitations described in the succeeding three paragraphs, we believe that you may resell or otherwise transfer the Exchange Notes issued to you in the exchange offer without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act. Our belief, however, is based on your representations to us that:

 

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you are acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of your business;

 

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you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the Exchange Notes;

 

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you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes;

 

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you are not our “affiliate” as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act;

 

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you are not a broker-dealer tendering Restricted Notes acquired directly from us for your own account; and

 

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you are not acting on behalf of any person that could not truthfully make these representations.

If you cannot make the representations described above, you may not participate in the exchange offer, you may not rely on the staff’s interpretations discussed above, and you must, in the absence of an exemption therefrom, comply with registration and the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act in order to resell your Restricted Notes.

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in the exchange offer for Restricted Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale or other transfer of the Exchange Notes received in the exchange offer. See “Plan of Distribution.”

We have not asked the staff for a no-action letter in connection with the exchange offer, however, and we cannot assure you that the staff would make a similar determination with respect to the exchange offer.

If you are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer, you can elect to have your Restricted Notes registered for resale on a “shelf” registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act. In the event that we are obligated to file a shelf registration statement, we will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective for so long as such Restricted Notes remain registrable securities under the applicable registration rights agreement. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, you will not have the right to require us to register your Restricted Notes under the 1933 Act. See “—Procedures for Tendering Restricted Notes.”

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

If you do not participate or validly tender your Restricted Notes in the exchange offer:

 

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you will retain your Restricted Notes that are not registered under the 1933 Act and they will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer that are described in the legend on the Restricted Notes;

 

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you will not be able to require us to register your Restricted Notes under the 1933 Act unless, as set forth above, you do not receive freely tradable Exchange Notes in the exchange offer or are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer, and we are obligated to file a shelf registration statement;

 

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you will not be able to resell or otherwise transfer your Restricted Notes unless they are registered under the 1933 Act or unless you offer to resell or transfer them pursuant to an exemption under the 1933 Act; and

 

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the trading market for your Restricted Notes will become more limited to the extent that other holders of Restricted Notes participate in the exchange offer.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, we will accept any and all Restricted Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer. We will issue $1,000 principal amount of the Exchange Notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of the Restricted Notes accepted in the exchange offer. You may tender some or all of your Restricted Notes pursuant to the exchange offer; however, Restricted Notes may be tendered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Exchange Notes issued to you in the exchange offer will be delivered by credit to the accounts at DTC of the applicable DTC participants.

The form and terms of the Exchange Notes are substantially identical to those of the Restricted Notes, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Restricted Notes will not apply to the Exchange Notes, and the Exchange Notes will not provide for the payment of additional interest in the event of a registration default. In addition, the Exchange Notes will bear a different CUSIP number than the Restricted Notes (except for Restricted Notes sold pursuant to the shelf registration statement described above). The Exchange Notes will be issued under and entitled to the benefits of the same indenture that authorized the issuance of the Restricted Notes.

As of the date of this prospectus, $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.125% Restricted Notes and $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.850% Restricted Notes are outstanding and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is being sent to the registered holder and to others believed to have beneficial interests in the Restricted Notes. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Exchange Act.

We will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered Restricted Notes if and when we have given oral (any such oral notice to be promptly confirmed in writing) or written notice of our acceptance to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, the exchange agent for the exchange offer. The exchange agent will act as our agent for the purpose of receiving from us the Exchange Notes for the tendering noteholders. If we do not accept any tendered Restricted Notes because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth in this prospectus or otherwise, we will return such Restricted Notes by credit to the accounts at DTC of the applicable DTC participants, without expense, to the tendering noteholder as promptly as practicable after the expiration date of the exchange offer.

You will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or transfer taxes, except as set forth under “—Transfer Taxes,” with respect to the exchange of your Restricted Notes in the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes, in connection with the exchange offer. See “—Fees and Expenses.”

Expiration Date; Extension; Amendment

The expiration date for the exchange offer will be 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on,                2022, unless we determine, in our sole discretion, to extend the exchange offer, in which case it will expire at the later date

 

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and time to which it is extended. We do not currently intend to extend the exchange offer, however, although we reserve the right to do so. If we extend the exchange offer, we may delay acceptance of any Restricted Notes by giving oral (any such oral notice to be promptly confirmed in writing) or written notice of the extension to the exchange agent and give each registered holder of Restricted Notes notice by means of a press release or other public announcement of any extension prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the scheduled expiration date.

We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

 

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to accept tendered Restricted Notes upon the expiration of the exchange offer, and extend the exchange offer with respect to untendered Restricted Notes;

 

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subject to applicable law, to delay accepting any Restricted Notes, to extend the exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer if, in our reasonable judgment, any of the conditions set forth under “—Conditions” have not been satisfied or waived, to terminate the exchange offer by giving oral (any such oral notice to be promptly confirmed in writing) or written notice of such delay or termination to the exchange agent; or

 

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to amend or waive the terms and conditions of the exchange offer in any manner by complying with Rule 14e-l(d) under the Exchange Act, to the extent that rule applies.

We will notify you as promptly as we can of any extension, termination or amendment. In addition, we acknowledge and undertake to comply with the provisions of Rule 14e-l(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires us to issue the Exchange Notes, or return the Restricted Notes tendered for exchange, promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the exchange offer.

Procedures for Tendering Restricted Notes

The Restricted Notes are represented by global securities without interest coupons in fully registered form, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. Beneficial interests in the global securities are held by direct or indirect participants in DTC through certificateless depositary interests and are shown on, and transfers of these interests are effected only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC with respect to its participants. You are not entitled to receive certificated Restricted Notes in exchange for your beneficial interest in these global securities except in limited circumstances described in “Description of the Exchange Notes—Book-Entry System.”

Accordingly, you must tender your Restricted Notes pursuant to DTC’s ATOP procedures. As the DTC’s ATOP system is the only method of processing exchange offers through DTC, you must instruct a participant in DTC to transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the expiration date for the exchange offer a computer-generated message transmitted by means of the ATOP system and received by the exchange agent and forming a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer, in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, instead of sending a signed, hard copy letter of transmittal. DTC is obligated to communicate those electronic instructions to the exchange agent. To tender Restricted Notes through the ATOP system, the electronic instructions sent to DTC and transmitted by DTC to the exchange agent must contain the character by which the participant acknowledges its receipt of, and agrees to be bound by, the letter of transmittal, including the representations to us described above under “—Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer,” and be received by the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

If you hold Restricted Notes through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, other financial institution or other nominee, each referred to herein as an “intermediary,” and you wish to tender your Restricted Notes, you should contact such intermediary promptly and instruct such intermediary to tender on your behalf. So long as the Restricted Notes are in book-entry form represented by global securities, Restricted Notes may only be tendered by your intermediary pursuant to DTC’s ATOP procedures.

 

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If you tender a Restricted Note and you do not properly withdraw the tender prior to the expiration date, you will have made an agreement with us to participate in the exchange offer in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions regarding the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Restricted Notes. Our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all Restricted Notes not validly tendered or any Restricted Notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to certain Restricted Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties.

You must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of your Restricted Notes within the time period that we determine unless we waive that defect or irregularity. Although we intend to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of Restricted Notes, neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability for failure to give this notification. Your tender will not be deemed to have been made and your Restricted Notes will be returned to you unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, as soon as practicable following the expiration of the exchange offer, if:

 

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you invalidly tender your Restricted Notes;

 

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you have not cured any defects or irregularities in your tender; and

 

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we have not waived those defects, irregularities or invalid tender.

 

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In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to:

 

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purchase or make offers for, or offer Exchange Notes for, any Restricted Notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the exchange offer;

 

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terminate the exchange offer; and

 

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to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase Restricted Notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.

The terms of any of these purchases of or offers for Restricted Notes could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.

In all cases, the issuance of Exchange Notes for Restricted Notes that are accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of a timely book-entry confirmation of your Restricted Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, a computer-generated message instead of the Letter of Transmittal, and all other required documents. If any tendered Restricted Notes are not accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the exchange offer or if Restricted Notes are submitted for a greater principal amount than you indicate your desire to exchange, the unaccepted or non-exchanged Restricted Notes, or Restricted Notes in substitution therefor, will be returned without expense to you by credit to the accounts at DTC of the applicable DTC participant, as promptly as practicable after rejection of tender or the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

Book-Entry Transfer

The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account with respect to the Restricted Notes at DTC for purposes of the exchange offer after the date of this prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s systems may make book-entry delivery of Restricted Notes being tendered by causing DTC to transfer such Restricted Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for transfer.

 

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Any DTC participant wishing to tender Restricted Notes in the exchange offer (whether on its own behalf or on behalf of the beneficial owner of Restricted Notes) should transmit its acceptance to DTC sufficiently far in advance of the expiration of the exchange offer so as to permit DTC to take the following actions prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. DTC will verify such acceptance, execute a book-entry transfer of the tendered Restricted Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC and then send to the exchange agent a confirmation of such book-entry transfer. The confirmation of such book-entry transfer will include a confirmation that such DTC participant acknowledges and agrees (on behalf of itself and on behalf of any beneficial owner of the applicable Restricted Notes) to be bound by the letter of transmittal. All of the foregoing, together with any other required documents, must be delivered to and received by the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

No Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

Guaranteed delivery procedures are not available in connection with the exchange offer.

Withdrawal Rights

You may withdraw tenders of your Restricted Notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer.

For your withdrawal to be effective, the exchange agent must receive an electronic ATOP transmission of the notice of withdrawal at its address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent,” prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

The notice of withdrawal must:

 

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specify the name and DTC account number of the DTC participant that tendered such Restricted Notes;

 

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specify the principal amount of Restricted Notes to be withdrawn;

 

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specify the name and account number of the DTC participant to which the withdrawn Restricted Notes should be credited; and

 

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contain a statement that the holder is withdrawing its election to have the Restricted Notes exchanged.

We will determine all questions regarding the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of withdrawal notices. Our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any Restricted Notes that have been withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Any Restricted Notes that have been tendered for exchange but that are withdrawn and not exchanged will be returned by credit to the account at DTC of the applicable DTC participant without cost as soon as practicable after withdrawal. Properly withdrawn Restricted Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described under “—Procedures for Tendering Restricted Notes” above at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

No Appraisal or Dissenters’ Rights

You do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the exchange offer.

Conditions

Notwithstanding any other provision of the exchange offer, and subject to our obligations under the related registration rights agreement, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue Exchange Notes in

 

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exchange for, any Restricted Notes and may terminate or amend the exchange offer, if at any time before the acceptance of any Restricted Notes for exchange any one of the following events occurs:

 

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any injunction, order or decree has been issued by any court or any governmental agency that would prohibit, prevent or otherwise materially impair our ability to complete the exchange offer; or

 

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the exchange offer violates any applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC.

These conditions are for our sole benefit, and we may assert them regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them, subject to applicable law. We also may waive in whole or in part at any time and from time to time any particular condition in our sole discretion. If we waive a condition, we may be required, in order to comply with applicable securities laws, to extend the expiration date of the exchange offer. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of these rights, and these rights will be deemed ongoing rights which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

In addition, we will not accept for exchange any Restricted Notes validly tendered, and no Exchange Notes will be issued in exchange for any tendered Restricted Notes, if, at the time the Restricted Notes are tendered, any stop order is threatened by the SEC or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

The exchange offer is not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of Restricted Notes being tendered for exchange.

Exchange Agent

We have appointed U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of this prospectus, the Letter of Transmittal and other related documents should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

U.S. Bank National Association, as Exchange Agent

By Registered or Certified Mail, Overnight Delivery on or before

5:00 p.m. New York City Time on the Expiration Date:

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

Attn: Corporate Actions

111 Fillmore Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107-1402

For Information or Confirmation by Telephone Call:

(800) 934-6802

By Email or Facsimile Transmission (for Eligible Institutions only):

Email: cts.specfinance@usbank.com

Facsimile: (651) 466-7367

DELIVERY OF A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF SUCH LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

The exchange agent also acts as the Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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Fees and Expenses

We will not pay brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. The principal solicitation is being made by mail. Additional solicitations, however, may be made in person, by email or by telephone by our officers and employees.

We will pay the estimated cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer. These are estimated in the aggregate to be approximately $500,000, which includes fees and expenses of the exchange agent and accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses.

Transfer Taxes

You will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with a tender of your Restricted Notes unless Exchange Notes are to be registered in the name of, or Restricted Notes (or any portion thereof) not tendered or not accepted in the exchange offer are to be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering holder of the Restricted Notes, in which event the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax. In addition, tendering holders will be responsible for any transfer tax imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Restricted Notes to, or upon the order of, the Company pursuant to the exchange offer.

Accounting Treatment

We will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the consummation of the exchange offer. We will amortize the expense of the exchange offer over the term of the Exchange Notes under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

We issued the 2.125% Restricted Notes, and will issue the 2.125% Exchange Notes, under the Base Indenture and the Fourth Supplemented Indenture. We issued the 2.850% Restricted Notes, and will issue the 2.850% Exchange Notes, under the Base Indenture and the Fifth Supplemented Indenture. The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture. It does not restate the Indenture in its entirety. We urge you to read the Indenture, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, because it, and not this description, defines your rights as holders of the Notes.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings given to them in the Notes or the Indenture, as applicable.

The registered holder of a Note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the Indenture.

General

The Restricted Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, our general senior unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness from time to time outstanding. The 2.125% Notes will mature on February 15, 2027 and the 2.850% Notes will mature on September 30, 2028, unless previously redeemed or repurchased in full by us as provided below under “—Optional Redemption” or “—Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.” The Exchange Notes and the Restricted Notes that remain outstanding after the exchange offer will be a single series under the Indenture.

The 2.125% Restricted Notes bear, and the 2.125% Exchange Notes will bear, cash interest at the rate of 2.125% per annum from July 23, 2021, to the stated maturity or date of earlier redemption. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2022 (if an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day, then the applicable interest payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment), to the persons in whose names such notes were registered at the close of business on the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1 (whether or not a business day), respectively.

The 2.850% Restricted Notes bear, and the 2.850% Exchange Notes will bear, cash interest at the rate of 2.850% per annum from September 30, 2021, to the stated maturity or date of earlier redemption. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 30 and September 30, commencing March 30, 2022 (if an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day, then the applicable interest payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment), to the persons in whose names such notes were registered at the close of business on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15 (whether or not a business day), respectively.

Interest payments in respect of the Notes will equal the amount of interest accrued from and including the immediately preceding interest payment date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or from and including the date of issue, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for with respect to the Notes), to, but excluding, the applicable interest payment date or stated maturity date or date of early redemption, as the case may be. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

If an interest payment date or the stated maturity date or date of early redemption of the Notes falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close, the required payment due on such date will instead be made on the next business day. No further interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment.

 

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We issued the 2.125% Restricted Notes and 2.850% Restricted Notes initially in an aggregate principal amount of $650.0 million in each case. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities which we may issue thereunder and provides that we may issue debt securities thereunder from time to time in one or more series. We may, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes (in any such case, othen than any Exchange Notes, “Additional Notes”) under the Indenture with the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes of a series; provided that, if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes of the applicable series (or any other tranche of Additional Notes) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such Additional Notes will have different CUSIP numbers from the Notes of such series (and any such other tranche of Additional Notes). Any Additional Notes and the existing Notes of a series will constitute a single series under the Indenture and all references to the relevant Notes herein will include the Additional Notes unless the context otherwise requires.

We do not intend to list the Notes on any securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system.

The Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes may be presented for transfer (duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, if so required by us or the security registrar) or exchanged for other notes (containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount) at the office or agency maintained by us for such purposes (initially the corporate trust office of the Trustee). Such transfer or exchange will be made without service charge, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge and any other expenses then payable. Prior to the due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, we, the Trustee and any other agent of ours or the Trustee may treat the registered holder of each Note as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever.

The Indenture does not contain any provisions that would limit our ability to incur unsecured indebtedness or that would afford holders of the Notes protection in the event of a sudden and significant decline in our credit quality or a takeover, recapitalization or highly leveraged or similar transaction involving us. Accordingly, we could in the future enter into transactions that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at that time or otherwise affect our capital structure or the credit rating of the Notes.

The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund (i.e., no amounts will be set aside by us to ensure repayment of the Notes at maturity). As a result, our ability to repay the Notes at maturity will depend on our financial condition on the date that we are required to repay the Notes.

Optional Redemption

We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time, or from time to time. If we choose to redeem any Notes prior to maturity, we will pay a redemption price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date:

 

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100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, or

 

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the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the Notes to be redeemed through the Par Call Date discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date.

 

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If we choose to redeem any Notes, we will deliver a notice of redemption to holders of the Notes to be redeemed not less than 15 nor more than 60 days before the redemption date. If we are redeeming less than all of the Notes, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Trustee and, so long as the Notes are registered to DTC or its nominee, the DTC; provided, however, that no such partial redemption will reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Note not redeemed to less than $2,000. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions of the Notes called for redemption.

For purposes of calculating the redemption price in connection with the redemption of the Notes, on any redemption date, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield-to-maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (computed as of the third business day immediately preceding the redemption), assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date. The redemption price and the Treasury Rate will be determined by us.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Reference Treasury Dealer as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming the Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date, if applicable) to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financing practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes being redeemed.

“Par Call Date” means (a) for the 2.125% Notes, January 15, 2027, which is the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2.125% Notes and (b) for the 2.850% Notes, July 30, 2028, which is the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2.850% Notes.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means (1) the average of the remaining Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Quotation Agent” means a Reference Treasury Dealer selected by us.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means, with respect to the 2.125% Notes, each of (1) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., (2) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, (3) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (4) a primary U.S. government securities dealer selected by us; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing or their affiliates shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we will select another Primary Treasury Dealer; and, with respect to the 2.850% Notes, each of (1) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., (2) J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC, (3) RBC Capital Markets, LLC, (4) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (5) a primary U.S. government securities dealer selected by SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing or their affiliates shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, we will select another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York City time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

All determinations made by any Reference Treasury Dealer, including the Quotation Agent, with respect to determining the redemption price will be final and binding absent manifest error.

 

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Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless we have exercised our right to redeem the Notes in full, we will make an offer to each holder of the Notes to repurchase all or any part (in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount in excess thereof) of that holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at our option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, we will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. We will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflict.

On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, subject to extension if necessary to comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, we will, to the extent lawful:

(1)    accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to our offer;

(2)    deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

(3)    deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes being purchased by us.

The paying agent will promptly remit to each holder of Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Notes, and upon receipt of the written instruction, the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each holder a Exchange Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided that each Exchange Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

We will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by us and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

The source of funds that will be required to repurchase Notes in the event of a Change of Control Repurchase Event will be our available cash or cash generated from our operations or other potential sources, including funds provided by a purchaser in the Change of Control transaction, borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity. We cannot assure you that sufficient funds from such sources will be available at the time of any Change of Control Repurchase Event to make required repurchases of Notes tendered. The terms of certain of our and our subsidiaries’ financing arrangements provide that certain change of control events will constitute an event of default thereunder entitling the lenders to accelerate any indebtedness outstanding under our and our subsidiaries’ financing arrangements at that time and to terminate the financing arrangements. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial

 

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Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 for a general discussion of our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness. Our and our subsidiaries’ future financing arrangements may contain similar restrictions and provisions. If the holders of the Notes exercise their right to require us to repurchase Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the financial effect of this repurchase could cause a default under our and our subsidiaries’ future financing arrangements, even if the Change of Control Repurchase Event itself would not cause a default. It is possible that we will not have sufficient funds at the time of the Change of Control Repurchase Event to make the required repurchase of the Notes and/or our and our subsidiaries’ other debt. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Exchange Notes—We may not be able to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event” in this prospectus for more information.

The definition of “Change of Control” includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of our properties or assets and those of our subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise, established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of Notes to require us to repurchase the Notes as a result of a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries taken as a whole to another person or group may be uncertain.

For purposes of the Exchange Notes:

“Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means the Notes are downgraded below Investment Grade by both of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that results in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control will have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1)    the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation) in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund and its Controlled Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than to any Permitted Holders; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a pledge of assets pursuant to any secured debt instrument of the Company or its Controlled Subsidiaries will not be deemed to be any such sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or disposition;

(2)    the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than any Permitted Holders) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or

(3)    the approval by the Company’s stockholders of any plan or proposal relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

“Controlled Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company, 50% or more of the outstanding equity interests of which are owned by the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries and of which the Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting equity interests, by agreement or otherwise.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., or any successor thereto.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch) and Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s) (or, in each case the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by us as a Rating Agency).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service or any successor thereto.

“Permitted Holders” means (i) us, (ii) one or more of our Controlled Subsidiaries and (iii) the Adviser, any affiliate of the Adviser or any entity that is managed by the Adviser that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States and in the business of managing or advising clients.

“Rating Agency” means:

(1)    one or both of Fitch and Moody’s; and

(2)    if both Fitch and Moody’s cease to rate the Notes or fail to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of our control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act selected by us as a replacement agency for either of Fitch or Moody’s, as the case may be.

“Voting Stock” as applied to stock of any person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such person, other than shares, interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.

Covenants

In addition to the covenants described in the Base Indenture, the following covenants will apply to the Notes. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the Base Indenture and the following covenants, the following covenants will govern:

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

The Indenture will provide that we will not merge or consolidate with or into any other person (other than a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary into us), or sell, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all our property (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a pledge of assets pursuant to any secured debt instrument of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund or its Controlled Subsidiaries will not be deemed to be any such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition) in any one transaction or series of related transactions unless:

 

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we are the surviving person, or the Surviving Person, or the Surviving Person (if other than us) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition is made will be a statutory trust, corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof;

 

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the Surviving Person (if other than us) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the Notes outstanding, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the Indenture and applicable registration rights agreement to be performed by us;

 

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immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions, no default or event of default will have occurred and be continuing; and

 

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we will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee, an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto, comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

For the purposes of this covenant, the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all the property of one or more of our subsidiaries, which property, if held by us instead of such subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of our property on a consolidated basis, will be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of our property.

Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of a person. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether the merger, consolidation or sale of assets covenant would apply to a particular transaction as described above absent a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Although these types of transactions may be permitted under the Indenture, certain of the foregoing transactions could constitute a Change of Control that results in a Change of Control Repurchase Event permitting each holder to require us to repurchase the Notes of such holder as described above.

An assumption by any person of obligations under the Notes and the Indenture might be deemed for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be an exchange of the Notes for new Notes by the holders thereof, resulting in recognition of gain or loss for such purposes and possibly other adverse tax consequences to the holders. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of such an assumption.

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We agree that for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate, whether or not we are subject to, Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, as such obligations may be amended or superseded, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

 

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If, at any time, we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the Notes and the Trustee, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of our fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, as applicable.

Events of Default

Each of the following will be an event of default:

(1)    default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

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(2)    default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when it becomes due and payable at its maturity including upon any redemption date or required repurchase date;

(3)    default by us in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement in the Indenture or the Notes (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in the Indenture specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of securities other than the Notes), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 consecutive days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to us by the Trustee or to us and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” under the Indenture;

(4)    default by us or any of our significant subsidiaries, as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act (but excluding any subsidiary which is (a) a non-recourse or limited recourse subsidiary, (b) a bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle or (c) is not consolidated with Blackstone Secured Lending Fund for purposes of GAAP), with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $100 million in the aggregate of us and/or any such significant subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or will hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, unless, in either case, such indebtedness is discharged, or such acceleration is rescinded, stayed or annulled, within a period of 30 calendar days after written notice of such failure is given to us by the Trustee or to us and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

(5)    pursuant to Section 18(a)(1)(C)(ii) and Section 61 of the 1940 Act, on the last business day of each of 24 consecutive calendar months, any class of securities must have an asset coverage (as such term is used in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of less than 100% giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC; or

(6)    certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization involving us occur and remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days.

If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case (other than an event of default specified in item (6) above) the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes may declare the entire principal amount of the outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to us (and to the Trustee if given by the holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or specified portion thereof will become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization described in item (6) above, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes will automatically become due and payable.

At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, by written notice to us and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) we have paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest, if any, on all outstanding Notes, the principal of (and premium, if any, on) all outstanding Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Notes, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Notes, and all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and (ii) all events of default with respect to the Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on such Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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No holder of Notes will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under the Indenture, unless:

(i)    such holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to the Notes;

(ii)    the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such event of default;

(iii)    such holder or holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity, security, or both, satisfactory to the Trustee, against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(iv)    the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(v)    no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture, the holder of any Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on such Note on the stated maturity or maturity expressed in such Note (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date or, in the case of repayment at the option of the holders, on the repayment date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights will not be impaired without the consent of such holder.

The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the Notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. Subject to the foregoing, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes, provided that (i) such direction may not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture, (ii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction and (iii) the Trustee need not take any action that it determines in good faith may involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the holders of Notes not consenting (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such directions are unduly prejudicial to such holders).

The holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes waive any past default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes and its consequences, except a default (i) in the payment of (or premium, if any, on) or interest, if any, on any Note, or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any event of default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose, but no such waiver may extend to any subsequent or other default or event of default or impair any right consequent thereto.

We are required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an officers’ certificate as to the knowledge of the signers whether we are in default in the performance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Indenture.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes, the Trustee must transmit notice of such default known to the Trustee, unless such default has been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest, if any, on any Note, the Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of the Notes.

 

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Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance

We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture by delivering to the security registrar for cancellation all outstanding Notes or by depositing with the Trustee or delivering to the holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, or otherwise, moneys sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and paying all other sums payable under the Indenture by us. Such discharge is subject to terms contained in the Indenture.

In addition, the Notes are subject to defeasance and covenant defeasance, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

Trustee

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is the Trustee, security registrar and paying agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in each of its capacities, including without limitation as the Trustee, security registrar and paying agent, assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning us or our affiliates or any other party contained in this document or the related documents or for any failure by us or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information, or for any information provided to it by us, including but not limited to settlement amounts and any other information.

We may maintain banking relationships in the ordinary course of business with the Trustee and its affiliates.

Governing Law

The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would cause the application of laws of another jurisdiction.

Book-Entry, Settlement and Clearance

Global Notes

Except as set forth below, Notes will be issued in registered, global form, without interest coupons (the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Exchange Notes will be issued at the closing of this offering only against payment in immediately available funds.

The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co., in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below.

Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to DTC, to a nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for notes in registered, certificated form (the “Certificated Notes”) except in the limited circumstances described below. See “—Certificated Notes.” Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form.

Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct or indirect participants (including, if applicable, those of Euroclear and Clearstream), which may change from time to time.

 

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Book-Entry Procedures for Global Notes

All interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC. We provide the following summary of those operations and procedures solely for the convenience of investors. The operations and procedures of DTC are controlled by that settlement system and may be changed at any time. Neither we nor the initial purchasers are responsible for those operations or procedures.

DTC has advised us that it is:

 

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a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York;

 

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a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York State Banking Law;

 

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a member of the Federal Reserve System;

 

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a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code; and

 

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a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants. DTC’s participants include securities brokers and dealers, including the initial purchasers; banks and trust companies; clearing corporations and other organizations. Indirect access to DTC’s system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies; these indirect participants clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not DTC participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through DTC participants or indirect participants in DTC.

Euroclear and Clearstream hold securities for participating organizations. They also facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between their respective participants through electronic book-entry changes in the accounts of such participants. Euroclear and Clearstream provide various services to their participants, including the safekeeping, administration, clearance, settlement, lending and borrowing of internationally traded securities. Euroclear and Clearstream interface with domestic securities markets. Euroclear and Clearstream participants are financial institutions such as underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and certain other organizations. Indirect access to Euroclear and Clearstream is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear and Clearstream participant, either directly or indirectly.

So long as the Notes are held in global form, Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC, as applicable, (or their respective nominees) will be considered the sole holders of Global Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. As such, participants must rely on the procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/or DTC and indirect participants must rely on the procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and/ or DTC and the participants through which they own interests in the Notes, or Book-Entry Interests, in order to exercise any rights of holders under the Indenture.

So long as DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream’s nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by that Global Note for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note:

 

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will not be entitled to have Notes represented by the Global Note registered in their names;

 

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will not receive or be entitled to receive physical, certificated Notes; and

 

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will not be considered the owners or holders of the Notes under the Indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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As a result, each investor who owns a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the Indenture (and, if the investor is not a participant or an indirect participant in DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, on the procedures of the DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream participant through which the investor owns its interest).

Payments of principal and interest with respect to the Notes represented by a Global Note will be made by the Trustee to DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream’s nominee as the registered holder of the Global Note. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note, for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of those interests by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream relating to those interests.

Payments by participants and indirect participants in DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream to the owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of those participants or indirect participants and DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream.

Transfers between participants in DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream will be effected under DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream’s procedures and will be settled in same-day funds.

Cross-market transfers of beneficial interests in Global Notes between DTC participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected within DTC through the DTC participants that are acting as depositaries for Euroclear and Clearstream. To deliver or receive an interest in a Global Note held in a Euroclear or Clearstream account, an investor must send transfer instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, under the rules and procedures of that system and within the established deadlines of that system. If the transaction meets its settlement requirements, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will send instructions to its DTC depositary to take action to effect final settlement by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment under normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the DTC depositaries that are acting for Euroclear or Clearstream.

Because the settlement of cross-market transfers takes place during New York business hours, DTC participants may employ their usual procedures for sending securities to the applicable DTC participants acting as depositaries for Euroclear and Clearstream. The sale proceeds will be available to the DTC participant seller on the settlement date. Thus, to a DTC participant, a cross-market transaction will settle no differently from a trade between two DTC participants. Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant that purchases an interest in a Global Note from a DTC participant will be credited on the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream immediately following the DTC settlement date. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream from the sale of an interest in a Global Note to a DTC participant will be reflected in the account of the Euroclear of Clearstream participant the following business day, and receipt of the cash proceeds in the Euroclear or Clearstream participant’s account will be back-valued to the date on which settlement occurs in New York. DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the above procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in those settlement systems. However, the settlement systems are not obligated to perform these procedures and may discontinue or change these procedures at any time. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their participants or indirect participants of their obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations, including maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in Global Notes.

 

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Certificated Notes

Notes in physical, certificated form will be issued and delivered to each person that DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream identifies as a beneficial owner of the related Notes only if:

 

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DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream notifies us at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days;

 

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DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

 

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an event of default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and such beneficial owner requests that its Notes be issued in physical, certificated form.

 

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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The exchange of Restricted Notes for Exchange Notes in the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable event to holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Consequently, you will not recognize gain or loss upon receipt of an Exchange Note, the holding period of the Exchange Note will include the holding period of the Restricted Note exchanged therefor and the basis of the Exchange Note will be the same as the basis of the Restricted Note exchanged therefor immediately before the exchange.

In any event, persons considering the exchange of Restricted Notes for Exchange Notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences in light of their particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table of financial highlights is intended to help a prospective investor understand the Company’s financial performance for the periods shown. The financial data set forth in the following table as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are derived from our consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by                , an independent registered public accounting firm whose reports thereon are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, certain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement, or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which may be obtained from www.sec.gov or upon request. You should read these financial highlights in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement, or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.

 

		For The Year Ended December 31,
		2021				2020				2019				2018
Per Share Data:
Net asset value, beginning of period		$	25.20			$	26.02			$	24.57			$	25.00
Net investment income(1)			2.43				2.51				2.18				0.17
Net unrealized and realized gain (loss)(2)			0.67				(1.03	)			1.27				(0.60	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations			3.10				1.48				3.45				(0.43	)
Distributions declared(3)			(2.03	)			(2.30	)			(2.00	)			—
Total increase (decrease) in net assets			1.07				(0.82	)			1.45				(0.43	)
Net asset value, end of period		$	26.27			$	25.20			$	26.02			$	24.57
Shares outstanding, end of period			169,274,033				129,661,586				64,289,742				9,621,319
Total return based on NAV(4)			12.63	%			6.46	%			14.43	%			(1.72	)%
Total return based on market value(5)			32.05	%			N/A				N/A				N/A
Ratios:
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(6)			7.24	%			6.50	%			8.50	%			8.89	%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(6)			9.33	%			10.37	%			8.46	%			6.07	%
Portfolio turnover rate			35.40	%			46.80	%			31.49	%			—	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period			4,447,479				3,267,809				1,673,117				236,365
Asset coverage ratio			180.2	%			230.0	%			215.1	%			227.8	%

 

(1)	The per share data was derived by using the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)	For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the amount shown does not correspond with the aggregate amount for the period as it includes a $(0.09), $(0.81), $0.31 and ($0.03) impact, respectively, from the effect of the timing of capital transactions.

(3)	The per share data for distributions was derived by using the actual shares outstanding at the date of the relevant transactions (refer to Note 8).

(4)

Total return is calculated as the change in NAV per share during the period, plus distributions per share (assuming dividends and distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan) divided by the beginning NAV per share. Total return does not include sales load.

(5)

Total return based on market value is calculated as the change in market value per share during the respective periods, taking into account distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The beginning market value per share is based on the initial public offering price of $26.15 per share and not annualized.

 

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(6)

Amounts are annualized except for expense support amounts relating to organizational costs mounts are annualized except for organizational costs and management fee and income based incentive fee waivers by the Adviser (refer to Note 3). For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the ratio of total operating expenses to average net assets was 7.42%, 6.43%, 8.47% and 14.09%, respectively, on an annualized basis, excluding the effect of expense support/(recoupment) and management fee and income based incentive fee waivers by the Adviser which represented (0.17%), (0.07)%, (0.03)% and 5.20%, respectively, of average net assets.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The information in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer in exchange for Restricted Notes where such Restricted Notes were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale or other transfer of such Exchange Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by such a broker-dealer in connection with resales or other transfers of such Exchange Notes. To the extent any such broker-dealer participates in the exchange offer, we have agreed that, for a period of up to 180 days after the completion of the exchange offer, upon request of such broker-dealer, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to such broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resales or other transfers of Exchange Notes, and will deliver as many additional copies of this prospectus and each amendment or supplement to this prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus as such broker-dealer may reasonably request.

We will not receive any proceeds from any resales or other transfers of Exchange Notes by such broker-dealers. Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealers for their own accounts pursuant to the exchange offer may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Notes or a combination of these methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Notes. Any such broker-dealer that resells Exchange Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” of the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and any profit on any such resale of Exchange Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the 1933 Act. The accompanying Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” of the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the 1933 Act.

 

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BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY

The information in “Business” in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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REGULATION OF THE COMPANY

The information in “Business—Regulation as a Business Development Company” in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SENIOR SECURITIES

Information about the Company’s senior securities is shown as of the dates indicated in the below table. This information about the Company’s senior securities should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as incorporated by reference herein.                ’s report on the senior securities table as of December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Class and Period		Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1) ($ in millions)				Asset Coverage per Unit(2) ($ in millions)				Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit(3)				Average Market Value per Unit(4)
Subscription Facility(5)
December 31, 2021			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			119.8				2,151.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				2,278.0				—				N/A
Jackson Hole Funding Facility
December 31, 2021			361.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			362.3				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			514.2				2,151.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			120.0				2,278.0				—				N/A
Breckenridge Funding Facility
December 31, 2021			568.7				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			569.0				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			820.3				2,151.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			65.0				2,278.0				—				N/A
Big Sky Funding Facility
December 31, 2021			499.6				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			200.3				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A
Revolving Credit Facility
December 31, 2021			915.0				1,802.0								N/A
December 31, 2020			182.9				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A
3.650% Notes due 2023
December 31, 2021			400.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			400.0				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A
3.625% Notes due 2026
December 31, 2021			800.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			800.0				2,300.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A

 

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Class and Period		Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1) ($ in millions)				Asset Coverage per Unit(2) ($ in millions)				Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit(3)				Average Market Value per Unit(4)
2.750% Notes due 2026
December 31, 2021			700.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A
2.125% Notes due 2027
December 31, 2021			650.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A
2.850% Notes due 2028
December 31, 2021			650.0				1,802.0				—				N/A
December 31, 2020			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2019			—				—				—				N/A
December 31, 2018			—				—				—				N/A

 

(1)	Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.

(2)

Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total assets, less all liabilities excluding indebtedness represented by senior securities in this table, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness and is calculated on a consolidated basis.

(3)	The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon our involuntary liquidation in preference to any security junior to it. The “-” in this column indicates information that the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.

(4)	Not applicable because the senior securities are not registered for public trading.

(5)	The Subscription Facility was terminated on November 3, 2020.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2021 for each portfolio company in which the Company had an investment. Percentages shown for class of securities held by the Company represent percentage of the class owned and do not necessarily represent voting ownership or economic ownership.

The Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”) approved the valuation of the Company’s investment portfolio, as of December 31, 2021, at fair value as determined in good faith using a consistently applied valuation process in accordance with the Company’s documented valuation policy that has been reviewed and approved by the Board, who also approve in good faith the valuation of such securities as of the end of each quarter. For more information relating to the Company’s investments, see the Company’s financial statements included in this prospectus.

 

Investments(1)(5)

Industry

Type of Investment

Reference Rate and Spread

Interest Rate(2)

Maturity Date

% of Class

Par Amount/ Units

Cost(3)

Fair Value

Percentage of Net Assets

Abaco Energy Technologies, LLC(4)(11)

Energy Equipment & Services

First Lien

L + 7.50% (incl. 1.00% PIK)

8.50%

10/4/2024

48,391

47,597

47,544

1.07%

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 900, Dallas TX 75201 United States

ACI Group Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(10)

Health Care Providers & Services

First Lien

L + 5.50%

6.25%

8/2/2028

109,290

106,643

107,682

2.42%

629 Davis Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560, United States

ADCS Clinics Intermediate Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(11)

Health Care Providers & Services

First Lien

L + 6.25%

7.25%

5/7/2027

8,247

8,069

8,129

0.18%

151 Southhall Lane Suite 300 Maitland FL 32751 United States

AGI-CFI Holdings, Inc.(4)(10)

Air Freight & Logistics

First Lien

L + 5.50%

6.25%

6/11/2027

117,382

115,160

116,208

2.61%

9130 S Dadeland Blvd Ste 1801, Miami, FL, 33156-7858 United States

AI Altius Bidco, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(10)

IT Services

First Lien

L + 5.50%

6.25%

12/13/2028

6,218

6,074

6,060

0.14%

Suite 1, 3rd Floor, 11 - 12 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4LB

Albireo Energy, LLC(4)(5)(7)(11)

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

First Lien

L + 6.00%

7.00%

12/23/2026

110,153

108,127

108,195

2.43%

3 Ethel Road, Suite 300, Edison, NJ 08817

Alera Group, Inc.(4)(7)(10)

Insurance

First Lien

L + 5.50%

6.25%

9/30/2028

3,713

3,678

3,676

0.08%

3 Parkway North, Suite 500, Deerfield, IL 60015, United States

 

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Investments(1)(5)		Industry		Type of Investment		Reference Rate and Spread		Interest Rate(2)				Maturity Date				% of Class				Par Amount/ Units				Cost(3)				Fair Value				Percentage of Net Assets
ALKU, LLC(4)(10)		Professional Services		First Lien		L + 5.25%			6.00%				3/1/2028								79,643				78,914				79,245				1.78%
200 Brickstone Square, Suite 503, Andover, MA 01810
Armada Parent, Inc.(4)(7)(10)		Marine		First Lien		L + 5.75%			6.50%				10/29/2027								25,250				24,682				24,665				0.55%
93 Eastmont Ave Ste 100 East Wenatchee, WA, 98802-5305 United States
Ascend Buyer, LLC(4)(7)(10)		Containers & Packaging		First Lien		L + 5.75%			6.50%				9/30/2028								19,400				18,995				18,980				0.43%
1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, United States
ASP Endeavor Acquisition, LLC(4)(5)(9)		Professional Services		First Lien		L + 6.50%			7.00%				5/3/2027								13,905				13,625				13,766				0.31%
515 Houston St Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX 76102 United States
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(4)(7)(11)		Software		First Lien		L + 6.00%			7.00%				12/3/2027								42,545				41,669				41,571				0.93%
125 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5AJ, United Kingdom
Barbri Holdings, Inc.(4)(10)		Diversified Financial Services		First Lien		L + 5.75%			6.50%				4/30/2028								60,563				59,349				59,957				1.35%
12222 Merit Drive, Suite 1340, Dallas, TX 75251 United States
Bazaarvoice, Inc.(4)(7)(8)		Commercial Services & Supplies		First Lien		L + 5.75%			5.85%				5/7/2028								208,736				208,736				208,736				4.69%
338 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach CA 90254 United States
Benefytt Technologies, Inc.(4)(7)(10)		Insurance		First Lien		L + 6.00%			6.75%				8/12/2027								10,500				10,276				10,260				0.23%
15438 North Florida Avenue, Suite 201, Tampa, FL 33613, United States
BP Purchaser, LLC(4)(10)		Distributors		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.25%				12/10/2028								7,388				7,241				7,240				0.16%
2650 Galvin Dr, Elgin, IL 60124, United States
BPPH2 Limited(4)(5)(6)(8)		Professional Services		First Lien		L + 6.75%			6.92%				3/2/2028								26,300				35,487				35,978				0.81%
One Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS
Bungie, Inc.(4)(11)		Interactive Media & Services		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.25%				8/28/2024								47,200				46,824				47,200				1.06%
550 106th Ave NE, Ste 207 Bellevue, WA 98004 United States

 

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Investments(1)(5)		Industry		Type of Investment		Reference Rate and Spread		Interest Rate(2)				Maturity Date				% of Class				Par Amount/ Units				Cost(3)				Fair Value				Percentage of Net Assets
Bution Holdco 2, Inc.(4)(11)		Distributors		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.25%				10/17/2025								74,059				73,123				73,503				1.65%
907 S. Detroit Ave Tulsa, OK 74120 United States
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.(4)(7)(10)		Diversified Consumer Services		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.25%				7/20/2028								315,160				312,049				315,160				7.09%
17855 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75287, United States
Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd.(4)(5)(6)(7)(11)		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 4.50%			5.50%				4/14/2028								27,052				21,291				21,430				0.48%
676 North Michigan Avenue Suite 3300 Chicago IL 60611 United States
Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd.(4)(5)(6)(7)(11) - Revolving Term Loan		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 5.25%			6.25%				4/14/2028								547				399				388				0.01%
676 North Michigan Avenue Suite 3300 Chicago IL 60611 United States
Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd.(4)(5)(6)(8)		Health Care Providers & Services		Second Lien		8.75%			8.75%				4/15/2029								10,533				8,274				8,318				0.19%
676 North Michigan Avenue Suite 3300 Chicago IL 60611 United States
Capstone Logistics, LLC(7)(11)		Transportation Infrastructure		First Lien		L + 4.75%			5.75%				11/12/2027								5,615				5,575				5,628				0.13%
30 Technology Parkway South, Suite 200, Peachtree Corner, GA 30092
CCBlue Bidco, Inc.(4)(7)(10)		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 6.25% (incl. 2.75% PIK)			7.00%				12/21/2028								9,728				9,515				9,514				0.21%
1148 Main St Saint Helena, CA, 94574-2013 United States
CFGI Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(10)		Professional Services		First Lien		L + 5.25%			6.00%				11/1/2027								7,675				7,494				7,489				0.17%
1 Lincoln Street, Suite 1301 Boston, MA 02111, United States
Clearview Buyer, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(10)		Professional Services		First Lien		L + 5.25%			6.00%				8/26/2027								17,339				16,969				16,947				0.38%
1 Newton Pl Ste 405, 275 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458, United States

 

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Investments(1)(5)		Industry		Type of Investment		Reference Rate and Spread		Interest Rate(2)				Maturity Date				% of Class				Par Amount/ Units				Cost(3)				Fair Value				Percentage of Net Assets
Connatix Buyer, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(10)		Software		First Lien		L + 6.00%			6.75%				7/14/2027								37,718				36,822				36,746				0.83%
666 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10012, United States
COP Home Services TopCo IV, Inc.(4)(5)(11)		Construction & Engineering		Second Lien		L + 8.75%			9.75%				12/31/2028								7,517				7,369				7,517				0.17%
3150 E Birch St., Brea, CA 92821
COP Home Services TopCo IV, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(11)		Construction & Engineering		First Lien		L + 5.00%			6.00%				12/31/2027								22,386				21,802				22,147				0.50%
3150 E Birch St., Brea, CA 92821
Corfin Holdings, Inc.(4)(11)		Aerospace & Defense		First Lien		L + 6.00%			7.00%				2/5/2026								271,375				267,405				270,697				6.09%
1050 Perimeter Road, Manchester, NH 03103 United States
CPI Buyer, LLC(4)(7)(10)		Health Care Equipment & Supplies		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.00%				11/1/2028								29,500				28,777				28,767				0.65%
300 North LaSalle Drive Suite 5600 Chicago, IL 60654 United States
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(4)(10)		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 5.75%			6.50%				6/8/2027								29,545				29,010				29,250				0.66%
5201 Congress Avenue Suite 100B Boca Raton FL 33487 United States
Cumming Group, Inc.(4)(7)(11)		Real Estate Management & Development		First Lien		L + 6.00%			7.00%				5/26/2027								55,072				53,548				54,820				1.23%
485 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10017 United States
CustomInk, LLC(4)(11)		Specialty Retail		First Lien		L + 6.21%			7.21%				5/3/2026								163,594				161,686				161,549				3.63%
2910 District Avenue Fairfax VA 22031 United States
Dana Kepner Company, LLC(4)(11)		Distributors		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.25%				12/29/2026								63,945				62,880				64,104				1.44%
700 Alcott St. Denver, CO 80204
DCA Investment Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(10)		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.00%				3/12/2027								24,471				24,128				24,203				0.54%
6240 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota, FL 34240

 

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Investments(1)(5)		Industry		Type of Investment		Reference Rate and Spread		Interest Rate(2)				Maturity Date				% of Class				Par Amount/ Units				Cost(3)				Fair Value				Percentage of Net Assets
Diligent Corporation(4)(11)		Software		First Lien		L + 5.75%			6.75%				8/4/2025								59,550				58,861				59,103				1.33%
111 West 33rd St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10120
Donuts, Inc.(4)(11)		Internet & Direct Marketing Retail		First Lien		L + 6.00%			7.00%				12/29/2026								325,760				320,336				324,131				7.29%
10500 NE 8th Street Suite 750, Bellevue, WA 98004
Dreambox Learning Holding, LLC(4)(10)		Diversified Consumer Services		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.00%				12/1/2027								7,087				6,937				6,945				0.16%
777 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States
Eagle Midstream Canada Finance, Inc.(4)(6)(13)		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels		First Lien		L + 6.25%			7.75%				11/26/2024								150,862				149,549				150,862				3.39%
222 3rd Avenue S.W. Suite 900 Calgary, Alberta T2P 0B4 Canada
Edifecs, Inc.(4)(10)		Health Care Technology		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.25%				9/21/2026								13,703				13,437				13,428				0.30%
756 114TH AVE SE BELLEVUE WA 98004 United States
Edifecs, Inc.(4)(11)		Health Care Technology		First Lien		L + 7.00%			8.00%				9/21/2026								221,397				217,041				228,039				5.13%
756 114TH AVE SE BELLEVUE WA 98004 United States
Emergency Power Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(7)(11)		Electrical Equipment		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.50%				8/17/2028								65,000				63,593				63,513				1.43%
44 S Commerce Way, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Episerver, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(11)		Software		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.50%				4/9/2026								9,742				9,587				9,565				0.22%
542A Amherst Street Route 101A Nashua, NH 03063 United States
Epoch Acquisition, Inc.(4)(11)		Health Care Providers & Services		First Lien		L + 6.75%			7.75%				10/4/2024								24,560				24,404				24,560				0.55%
4600 Lena Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 United States
Experity, Inc.(4)(5)(7)(10)		Software		First Lien		L + 5.50%			6.25%				7/22/2027								8,527				8,352				8,338				0.19%
101 South Phillips Avenue, Suite 300, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, United States

 

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