UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
As of January 2, 2025, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC (the “Fund,” “ADS,” “we” or “our”) sold unregistered Class I common shares of beneficial interest (“Class I Common Shares”) (with the final number of shares being determined on January 23, 2025) to feeder vehicles primarily created to hold the Fund’s Class I Common Shares. The offer and sale of these Class I Common Shares was exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S thereunder (the “Private Offering”). The following table details the shares sold:
| Date of Unregistered Sale |
Amount of Class I Common Shares |
Consideration | ||||||
| As of January 2, 2025 (number of shares finalized on January 23, 2025) |
11,737,755 | $ | 291,775,937 | |||||
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosures
January 2025 Distributions
On January 23, 2025, the Fund declared distributions for each class of its common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) in the amount per share set forth below:
| Gross Distribution |
Previously Declared Special Distribution |
Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee |
Net Distribution | |||||||||||||
| Class I Common Shares |
$ | 0.1800 | $ | 0.0200 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.2000 | ||||||||
| Class S Common Shares |
$ | 0.1800 | $ | 0.0200 | $ | 0.0179 | $ | 0.1821 | ||||||||
| Class D Common Shares |
$ | 0.1800 | $ | 0.0200 | $ | 0.0053 | $ | 0.1947 | ||||||||
The distributions for each class of Shares are payable to shareholders of record as of the open of business on January 31, 2025 and will be paid on or around February 27, 2025. These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund for shareholders participating in the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.
On December 23, 2024, the Fund announced that its Board of Trustees declared special distributions totaling $0.06 per share to be distributed in three consecutive monthly payments of $0.02 per share. Payments will be made to shareholders of record as of the open of business on January 31, 2025, February 28, 2025 and March 31, 2025, on or around February 27, 2025, March 27, 2025 and April 28, 2025, respectively. The special distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund for shareholders participating in the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.
Portfolio and Business Commentary
(All figures as of December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted)
For the month ended December 31, 2024, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share was $24.86, compared to $24.93 as of November 30, 2024. The Fund’s 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date, 12-month and annualized inception-to-date returns through December 31, 2024 for Class I Common Shares were 0.50%, 2.10%, 11.13%, 11.13% and 8.82%, respectively (inception date was January 7, 2022).1 As of January 23, 2025, the Fund’s annualized distribution rate for Class I Common Shares, including the distribution declared on January 23, 2025 and the special distribution announced on December 23, 2024, was 9.65%.2
During the year ended December 31, 2024, ADS originated approximately $10.0 billion of private debt investments, with a focus on large cap issuers. The Fund’s new directly originated investments had a weighted average spread of 521 basis points. During the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 100% of the Fund’s new directly originated investments funded were first lien and approximately 97% were floating rate.
As of December 31, 2024, our portfolio was approximately $14.6 billion based on fair market value across 323 portfolio companies and 52 industries. Our portfolio consisted of approximately 100% first lien debt investments and approximately 97% floating rate debt investments based on fair market value. The weighted average EBITDA of our directly originated debt investments was $258 million,3 and our portfolio’s overall weighted-average net loan-to-value, weighted average yield at amortized cost, weighted-average net leverage and interest coverage were 39%, 9.80%,4 4.7x, and 2.2x, respectively.5 As of December 31, 2024, there were four issuers on non-accrual status, which represented approximately 0.2% of the overall portfolio based on fair market value.
As of December 31, 2024, the Fund’s net leverage ratio was 0.51x,6 and we had approximately $2.6 billion of excess availability under our secured funding facilities.7
Select Recent Transaction Highlights
Encore
In December 2024, Apollo participated in a $2.4 billion first lien term loan to Encore Global (“Encore”) an outsourced provider of event technology services. Given our strong relationship with the sponsor, Apollo was approached to participate in a refinancing of the Encore’s existing debt. ADS participated in the transaction alongside other Apollo-managed investment funds.
Catalent
In December 2024, Apollo served as a lender on a $4.2 billion unitranche term loan to Catalent Inc. (“Catalent”). Catalent is one of the largest global contract development and manufacturing organizations, focused on pharmaceuticals, gene therapy, clinical trial supply, and consumer health products. The loan proceeds supported the sponsor’s acquisition of Catalent. Leveraging our deep understanding of Catalent and our relationship with one of its advisors, Apollo was invited to participate in the transaction. ADS participated in the transaction alongside other Apollo-managed investment funds.
| 1. | Past performance is not indicative of future results. For Class S common shares of beneficial interest (“Class S Common Shares”), excluding maximum upfront placement fees, ADS generated returns of 0.43%, 1.88%, 10.20%, 10.20%, and 7.91% for the 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date, 12-month and annualized inception-to-date periods through December 31, 2024 (inception date is February 1, 2022), respectively. For Class S Common Shares, including maximum upfront placement fees, ADS generated returns of -3.07%, -1.66%, 6.37%, 6.37%, and 6.59% for the 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date, 12-month and annualized inception-to-date periods through December 31, 2024 (inception date is February 1, 2022), respectively. For Class D common shares of beneficial interest (“Class D Common Shares”), excluding maximum upfront placement fees, ADS generated returns of 0.48%, 2.03%, 10.86%, 10.86%, and 12.83% for the 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date, 12-month and annualized inception-to-date periods through December 31, 2024 (inception date is July 1, 2022), respectively. For Class D Common Shares, including maximum upfront placement fees, ADS generated returns of -1.02%, 0.52%, 9.21%, 9.21%, and 12.17% for the 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date, 12-month and annualized inception-to-date periods through December 31, 2024 (inception date is July 1, 2022), respectively. Class S Common Shares and Class D Common Shares listed as including the upfront maximum placement fees reflect the returns after the maximum upfront placement fees. No upfront sales load will be paid to the Fund with respect to Class S Common Shares, Class D Common Shares or Class I Common Shares, however, if a shareholder buys Class S Common Shares or Class D Common Shares through certain financial intermediaries, they may directly charge transaction or other fees to shareholders, including upfront placement fees or brokerage commissions, in such amount as they may determine, provided that selling agents limit such charges to a 1.5% cap on NAV for Class D Common Shares and 3.5% cap on NAV for Class S Common Shares. Class I Common Shares do not have upfront placement fees. |
| 2. | The annualized distribution rate is as of January 23, 2025, and is calculated by multiplying the sum of the month’s stated base distribution per share and special distribution per share by twelve and dividing the result by the prior month’s NAV per share. The annualized distribution rate, including the distribution declared on January 23, 2025 and the special distribution announced on December 23, 2024 was 8.79% for Class S Common Shares and 9.40% for Class D Common Shares. The annualized distribution rate, including the distribution declared on January 23, 2025 and excluding the special distribution announced on December 23, 2024, is 8.69% for Class I Common Shares, 7.83% for Class S Common Shares and 8.43% for Class D Common Shares. |
| 3. | Based on latest information tracked on our portfolio companies and excludes certain portfolio companies for which these metrics are not meaningful (for instance, portfolio companies with negative EBTIDA). |
| 4. | Excludes investments on non-accrual status. |
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| 5. | Based on latest information tracked on our portfolio companies and excludes certain portfolio companies for which these metrics are not meaningful (for instance, portfolio companies with negative EBITDA). Net loan-to-value is net debt through the respective loan tranche in which the Fund has invested divided by the estimated enterprise value of the portfolio company. |
| 6. | The Fund’s net leverage ratio is defined as debt outstanding plus payable for investments purchased, less receivable for investments sold, less cash and cash equivalents, less foreign currencies, divided by net assets. |
| 7. | Includes borrowing base availability under secured financing facilities, cash and net receivables from investments. |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Net Asset Value and Portfolio Update
The NAV per share of each class of the Fund’s Shares as of December 31, 2024, as determined in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policy, is set forth below.
| NAV as of December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Class I Common Shares |
$ | 24.86 | ||
| Class S Common Shares |
$ | 24.86 | ||
| Class D Common Shares |
$ | 24.86 | ||
As of December 31, 2024, the Fund’s aggregate NAV was $9.5 billion, the fair value of its investment portfolio was approximately $14.6 billion and it had approximately $4.9 billion of principal debt outstanding, resulting in a debt-to-equity leverage ratio of approximately 0.52x. The Fund’s net leverage ratio as of December 31, 2024 was approximately 0.51x.1
| 1. | The Fund’s net leverage ratio is defined as debt outstanding plus payable for investments purchased, less receivable for investments sold, less cash and cash equivalents, less foreign currencies, divided by net assets. |
Status of Offering
The Fund is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $10.0 billion in Shares (the “Offering”). Additionally, the Fund has sold unregistered shares as part of the Private Offering. The following table lists the Shares issued and total consideration for both the Offering and the Private Offering as of the date of this filing, reflective of transfers between share classes. The table below does not include Shares sold through the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan. The Fund intends to continue selling Shares in the Offering and the Private Offering on a monthly basis.
| Common Shares Issued | Total Consideration | |||||||
| Offering: |
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| Class I Common Shares |
117,121,313 | $ | 2,875,800,008 | |||||
| Class S Common Shares |
83,684,275 | $ | 2,055,719,905 | |||||
| Class D Common Shares |
998,189 | $ | 24,537,754 | |||||
| Private Offering: |
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| Class I Common Shares |
212,803,190 | $ | 5,260,166,429 | |||||
| Class S Common Shares |
— | — | ||||||
| Class D Common Shares |
— | — | ||||||
| Total Offering and Private Offering * |
414,577,218 | $ | 10,216,224,096 | |||||
| * | Amounts may not sum due to rounding. |
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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.
| APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||||||
| Date: January 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kristin Hester | ||||
| Name: | Kristin Hester | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||
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