On March 16, 2022, the Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser determines the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to the Fund’s portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes; identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments the Fund makes (including performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies); and closes, monitors and administers the investments the Fund makes, including the exercise of any voting or consent rights.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser compensation for investment advisory and management services consisting of base management fee and incentive fee (together, the “Advisory Fee”), which are further described below.

The management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.25% of the value of the Fund’s net assets determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP at the end of the most recently completed calendar month and payable monthly in arrears. The Investment Adviser waived its management fee for the first twelve months following the date of the commencement of the Fund's operations. On April 25, 2023, the Fund's Board of Trustees approved an amendment of the Amended and Restated Fee Waiver and Expense Support and Reimbursement Agreement, which extended the waiver through December 31, 2023.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Investment Adviser earned $0.9 million and $1.7 million in management fees, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Investment Adviser earned and waived $0.5 million and $0.9 million in management fees, respectively.

Incentive compensation is payable to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The incentive fee consists of two components, an income component and a capital gains component. Each component of the incentive fee will be calculated and, if due, will be payable quarterly in arrears. The Investment Adviser waived all incentive fee for the first twelve months following the commencement of the Fund's operations. On April 25, 2023, the Fund's Board of Trustees approved an amendment of the Expense Support Agreement, which extended the waiver through December 31, 2023.

The income component of the incentive fee will be the amount, if positive, equal to 12.5% of the aggregate net investment income before incentive compensation earned for the most recent calendar quarter and the preceding eleven calendar quarters (or if shorter, the number of calendar quarters that have occurred since commencement of the Fund), less aggregate income incentive compensation previously paid in with respect to the first eleven calendar quarters (or the portion thereof) included in the relevant trailing twelve quarters.

The income component of the incentive fee is subject to a 5.0% total return hurdle on daily weighted average unreturned capital contributions (the “Hurdle Rate”). As such, the Fund will not be obligated to pay any income incentive fee to the extent the annualized trailing twelve quarter (or if shorter, the number of calendar quarters that have occurred since the commencement of the Fund) total return of the Fund (as defined below), including net realized gains and losses and net unrealized appreciation and depreciation, does not exceed the Hurdle Rate. To the extent that the Fund’s annualized total return for the relevant period exceeds the Hurdle Rate, but is less than approximately 5.71% of daily weighted average unreturned capital contributions, the income incentive fee will be subject to a “catch up”, calculated as 100% of the aggregate net investment income before incentive compensation earned in excess of Hurdle Rate for the relevant period. To the extent that the Fund’s annualized total return for the relevant period exceeds approximately 5.71%, the income component of the incentive fee will be equal to 12.5% of net investment income before incentive compensation earned in excess of this total return threshold.

For purposes of calculating the income incentive fee, (i) “total return” means the amount equal to the combination of net investment income before incentive compensation, realized capital gains and losses and unrealized capital appreciation and depreciation of the Fund for the period in question; (ii) “unreturned capital contributions” means the proceeds to the Fund of all issuances of common shares, less all distributions by the Fund to shareholders representing a return of capital.

The capital gains component of the incentive fee will be the amount, if positive, equal to 12.5% of the aggregate realized capital gains (computed net of realized losses and net of unrealized capital depreciation, if any) for the most recent calendar quarter and the preceding eleven calendar quarters (or if shorter, the number of calendar quarters that have occurred since commencement of the Fund), less capital gains incentive compensation previously paid or distributed in respect of the first eleven calendar quarters (or the portion thereof) included in the relevant trailing twelve quarters. The capital gains component will be paid in full prior to payment of the income component.

In any case, incentive fee (including both the income and capital gains components) will only be paid to the extent the trailing twelve quarter (or if shorter, the number of calendar quarters that have occurred since commencement of the fund) total return of the Fund after incentive compensation and including such payment would equal or exceed a 5% annual total return on daily weighted average unreturned contributed capital contributions for such period.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Investment Adviser earned $1.2 million and $2.3 million in incentive fees, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Investment Adviser earned and waived $0.6 million and $1.6 million in incentive fees, respectively.

Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreement, dated as of May 31, 2022 (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), the Investment Adviser, and not the Fund, will pay a portion of the management fee received by the Investment Adviser to the Sub-Adviser as a sub-advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser in an amount equal to a percentage of the average daily value of the Fund’s assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser.

The Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with BlackRock Investments, LLC (the “Distributor”), a registered broker-dealer affiliated with the Investment Adviser. No upfront sales load will be paid with respect to Class S shares, Class D shares or Institutional shares; however, if shareholders buy Class S shares or Class D shares through certain financial intermediaries, they may directly charge transaction or other fees, including upfront placement fees or brokerage commissions, in such amount as they may determine, provided that selling agents limit such charges to a 3.5% cap on NAV for Class S shares, and a 1.5% cap on NAV for Class D shares. Selling agents will not charge such fees on Institutional shares.

Either party may terminate the Distribution Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party or immediately upon notice to the other party in the event such other party failed to comply with a material provision of the Distribution Agreement.

On February 27, 2024, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a distribution and servicing plan (the “Distribution and Servicing Plan”). The following table shows the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees the Fund pays the Distributor with respect to Institutional, Class S and Class D shares on an annualized basis as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV for such class.

The shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees is paid monthly in arrears, calculated using the NAV of the applicable class as of the beginning of the first calendar day of the month and subject to FINRA and other limitations on underwriting compensation.

The Distributor will reallow (pay) all or a portion of the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees to participating brokers and servicing brokers for ongoing shareholder services performed by such brokers, and will waive shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees to the extent a broker is not eligible to receive it for failure to provide such services. Because the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees with respect to Class S shares and Class D shares are calculated based on the aggregate NAV for all of the outstanding shares of each such class, it reduces the NAV with respect to all shares of each such class, including shares issued under the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.

Eligibility to receive the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fee is conditioned on a broker providing the following ongoing services with respect to the Class S or Class D shares: assistance with recordkeeping, answering investor inquiries regarding the Fund, including regarding distribution payments and reinvestments, helping investors understand their investments upon their request, and assistance with share repurchase requests. If the applicable broker is not eligible to receive the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fee due to failure to provide these services, the Distributor will waive the shareholder servicing fee and/or distribution that broker would have otherwise been eligible to receive. The shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees are ongoing fees that are not paid at the time of purchase.

The Fund will cease paying the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fee on the Class S and Class D shares on the earlier to occur of the following: (i) a listing of Institutional shares, (ii) our merger or consolidation with or into another entity, or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets or (iii) the date following the completion of the primary portion of this offering on which, in the aggregate, underwriting compensation from all sources in connection with this offering, including the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fee and other underwriting compensation, is equal to 10% of the gross proceeds from our primary offering. In addition, consistent with exemptive relief allowing us to offer multiple classes of shares, at the end of the month in which the Distributor in conjunction with the transfer agent determines that total transaction or other fees, including upfront placement fees or brokerage commissions, and shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees paid with respect to any single share held in a shareholder’s account would exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the gross proceeds from the sale of such share (or a lower limit as determined by the Distributor or the applicable selling agent), we will cease paying the shareholder servicing and/or distribution fee on all Class S and Class D shares in such shareholder’s account. We may modify this requirement if permitted by applicable exemptive relief. At the end of the month in which such 10% (or lower) limit it met, the applicable Class S shares and Class D shares in such shareholder’s account will convert into a number of Institutional shares (including any fractional shares), with an equivalent aggregate NAV as such Class S and Class D shares.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund accrued distribution and shareholder servicing fees of $5,296 and $0, which were attributable to Class S and Class D shares, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Fund did not accrue any distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee as a % of NAV

Class S Shares

Class D Shares

Institutional Shares