SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001216495 XXXXXXXX LIVE 9 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 04/23/2025 false 0001919369 92839L107 Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp.

50 Hudson Yards Floor 77 New York NY 10001

Monica J. Shilling, P.C. (310) 552-4200 2049 Century Park East Suite 3700 Los Angeles CA 90067 Nicole M. Runyan, P.C. (212) 446-4800 601 Lexington Avenue New York NY 10022 0001919375 N Vista Credit BDC Management, L.P. WC N DE 1337.47 1337.47 1337.47 N 0.01 PN Based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2025, reflecting 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of such date. 0001989630 N Vista Credit GP Holdco, LLC AF N DE 1337.47 1337.47 1337.47 N 0.01 OO HC Based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2025, reflecting 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of such date. Y VHG Capital, L.P. WC N DE 1315258.82 1315258.82 1315258.82 N 8.19 PN Based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2025, reflecting 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of such date. 0001216495 N VEP Group, LLC AF N DE 1316596.29 1316596.29 1316596.29 N 8.2 OO HC Based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2025, reflecting 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of such date. 0001216497 N Robert F. Smith OO N X1 1316596.29 1316596.29 1316596.29 N 8.2 IN Based on information provided by the Issuer as of March 31, 2025, reflecting 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of such date. Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp. 50 Hudson Yards Floor 77 New York NY 10001 This Amendment No. 9 amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 12, 2023, as amended and restated in its entirety by Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC on November 8, 2024 and as amended by Amendment No. 8 filed with the SEC on December 30, 2024 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified and remains in full force and effect. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Schedule 13D. Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On September 8, 2023, VHG entered into a subscription agreement with the Issuer for an aggregate capital commitment of $50,000,000. On March 31, 2025, the Issuer issued a $2,711,724.67 capital call drawdown notice to VHG. On April 23, 2025, the Issuer determined the purchase price per share of $19.59 per share of Common Stock and fixed the number of shares of Common Stock acquired in respect of such subscription at 138,423.924 shares of Common Stock. After giving effect to the reported purchase, VHG's remaining uncalled capital commitment is $23,365,063.51. In addition, amounts reported on this Schedule 13D include 31.965 shares of Common Stock received subsequent to December 30, 2024 (the date that Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D was filed with the SEC) pursuant to the Issuer's distribution reinvestment plan. The source of funds for these shares was distributions received with respect to shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Persons and reinvested into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Issuer's distribution reinvestment plan. Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The following information is as of the date hereof and assumes there are 16,052,310.855 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025, based on information furnished by the Issuer. The Adviser is the direct beneficial owner of 1,337.467 shares of Common Stock. The Common Stock held by the Adviser represents 0.01% of the Common Stock outstanding as of the date of this Statement. Holdco is the sole general partner of the Adviser. Holdco's sole member is VEP Group. VHG is the direct beneficial owner of 1,315,258.815 shares of Common Stock. The Common Stock held by VHG represents 8.19% of the Common Stock outstanding as of the date of this Statement. VEP Group is the general partner of VHG. Robert F. Smith is the sole managing member of VEP Group. Consequently, Mr. Smith and VEP Group may be deemed the beneficial owners of the shares held directly by the Adviser and VHG. Each of the Vista Entities and Mr. Smith expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares not held directly and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing is, for the purpose of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Statement. Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: By virtue of the relationship among the Reporting Persons described in Item 2, each such Reporting Person may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct the vote and to share the power to dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock as set forth in the cover pages of this Statement. Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: Except as otherwise set forth in this Statement, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Common Stock since December 30, 2024 (the date that Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D was filed with the SEC). Vista Credit BDC Management, L.P. /s/ Robert F. Smith 04/25/2025 Vista Credit GP Holdco, LLC /s/ Robert F. Smith 04/25/2025 VHG Capital, L.P. /s/ Robert F. Smith 04/25/2025 VEP Group, LLC /s/ Robert F. Smith 04/25/2025 Robert F. Smith /s/ Robert F. Smith 04/25/2025