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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 8, 2025, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 8, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a regular distribution to stockholders in the amount of $0.50 per share. The distribution will be payable on or around July 25, 2025 to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, dated May 8, 2025. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 8, 2025 | MORGAN STANLEY DIRECT LENDING FUND | |||||
| By: | /s/ David Pessah | |||||
| David Pessah | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||