UNITED STATES
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| Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities |
On April 14, 2025, Franklin BSP Real Estate Debt BDC (the “Company”) issued unregistered common shares of beneficial interest in the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), to certain investors pursuant to capital drawdown notices issued by the Company and sent to each of such investors. The offer and sale of the Common Shares were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The following table details the amount of Common Shares sold and consideration therefor:
| Date of Unregistered Sale | Aggregate Amount of Common Shares | Consideration | ||||||
| April 14, 2025 |
2,814,258.92 | $ | 75,000,000 | |||||
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.
| FRANKLIN BSP REAL ESTATE DEBT BDC | ||||||
| Date: April 24, 2025 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Micah Goodman | |||||
| Name: | Micah Goodman | |||||
| Title: | Secretary | |||||