8-K

Date: February 26, 2025

AB PRIVATE LENDING FUND

/s/ Leon Hirth

Leon Hirth

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 24, 2025

AB PRIVATE LENDING FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	814-01744	93-6555027
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

405 Colorado Street, Suite 1500

Austin, Texas 78701

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512)

721-2900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

8-K

is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
—	—	—

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule

12b-2

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR

§240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 24, 2025, ABPLF SPV I LLC (the “

Borrower

”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AB Private Lending Fund (the “

Fund

”), entered into the first amendment (the “

Amendment

”) to that certain credit agreement (the “

Credit Agreement

”) establishing its warehouse credit facility (the “

ABPLF Credit Facility

”) among the Borrower, the lenders referred to therein, the Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent and collateral administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian. The Amendment, among other changes, (i) increased the ABPLF Credit Facility’s maximum commitment for

Class A-R

Loans on a revolving basis from $100,000,000 to $110,000,000, and (ii) increased the ABPLF Credit Facility’s maximum commitment for

Class A-T

Loans on a term basis from $100,000,000 to $110,000,000.

The information set forth above with respect to the Amendment does not purport to be complete in scope and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an

Off-Balance

Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2025, among ABPLF SPV I LLC, as borrower, the Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent and collateral administrator, U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian and the lenders signatory thereto.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.