UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2025 (
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
6.250% Notes Due 2030
On April 2, 2025, MSD Investment Corp. (the “Company”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”), entered into an Indenture, dated April 2, 2025, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture”) and a First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 2, 2025, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The First Supplemental Indenture relates to the Company’s issuance, offer and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.250% notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).
The Notes will mature on May 31, 2030, and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time at the redemption price set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.250% per year payable semiannually on May 31 and November 30 of each year, commencing on November 30, 2025. The Notes are direct unsecured obligations of the Company.
The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay certain outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities and for general corporate purposes, which include investing in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective.
The Indenture contains certain covenants including covenants requiring the Company to comply with Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any successor provisions, as such obligation may be amended or superseded but giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to the Company by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and to provide financial information to the holders of the Notes and the Trustee if the Company should no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control repurchase event (which involves the occurrence of both a change of control and a below investment grade rating of the Notes by Fitch, Inc. and Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.), the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
The Notes were sold to several initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”) in a private placement in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and for the initial resale by the Initial Purchasers to (i) qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder or (ii) certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The transaction closed on April 2, 2025.
The Trustee also serves as the Company’s custodian under the terms of a custody agreement, pursuant to which it receives customary fees and expenses as custodian.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 2, 2025 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and TCBI Securities, Inc. doing business as Texas Capital Securities as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is obligated to file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Notes for new notes issued by the Company that are registered under the Securities Act and otherwise have terms substantially identical to those of the Notes (except for provisions relating to transfer restrictions and payment of additional interest) and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate such exchange offer on the earliest practicable date after the registration statement has been declared effective but in no event later than
365 days after the initial issuance of the Notes. Alternatively, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company may consummate such exchange offer through use of an existing registration statement. If the Company fails to satisfy its registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes.
The foregoing descriptions of the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Registration Rights Agreement and Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Registration Rights Agreement and Notes, respectively, each filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to align the interest rates of its liabilities with the Company’s investment portfolio, which predominately consists of floating rate loans. The notional amount of the interest rate swap was $500,000,000 maturing on May 31, 2030, which aligns with the maturity date of the Notes. The Company shall receive fixed rate interest semi-annually at 6.250% and pay variable rate interest semi-annually based on 3-month SOFR plus 2.4115%.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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MSD Investment Corp. |
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Dated: April 2, 2025 |
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/s/ Brian Williams |
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Brian Williams |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |