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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): June 23, 2021
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 814-01358 | 84-7071531 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, New York |
10154 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code): (212) 503-2100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.
As of June 1, 2021, Blackstone Private Credit Fund (the Fund) sold unregistered Class I common shares of beneficial interest (with the final number of shares being determined on June 23, 2021) to feeder vehicles primarily created to hold the Funds Class I shares. The offer and sale of these Class I shares was exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S thereunder (the Private Offering). The following table details the shares sold:
Date of Unregistered Sale |
Amount of Class I Common Shares |
Consideration | ||||||
As of June 1, 2021 (number of shares finalized on June 23, 2021) |
15,507,823 | $ | 400,101,845 |
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
Amended and Restated Bylaws
On June 28, 2021, the Funds bylaws were amended and restated (the Amended and Restated Bylaws) to remove the requirement that committees of the Funds Board of Trustees shall be composed entirely of Trustees who are not Interested Persons, as that term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of the Fund. The Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee each continues to be composed entirely of Trustees who are not Interested Persons of the Fund.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective immediately.
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
June 2021 Distributions
On June 29, 2021, the Fund declared regular distributions for each class of its common shares of beneficial interest (the Shares) in the amount per share set forth below:
Gross Distribution |
Stockholder Servicing Fee |
Net Distributions |
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Class I Common Shares |
$ | 0.1667 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.1667 | ||||||
Class S Common Shares |
$ | 0.1667 | $ | 0.0183 | $ | 0.1484 | ||||||
Class D Common Shares |
$ | 0.1667 | $ | 0.0054 | $ | 0.1613 |
In addition to the monthly distribution discussed above, on June 29, 2021, the Fund declared a $0.1233 special distribution for each class of its Shares.
Both the regular and special distributions for each class of Shares discussed above are payable to shareholders of record as of the open of business on June 30, 2021 and will be paid on or about July 28, 2021. These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in shares of the Funds Shares for shareholders participating in the Funds distribution reinvestment plan.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Net Asset Value
The NAV per share of each class of the Fund as of May 31, 2021, as determined in accordance with the Funds valuation policy, is set forth below.
NAV as of May 31, 2021 |
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Class I Common Shares |
$ | 25.80 | ||
Class S Common Shares |
$ | 25.80 | ||
Class D Common Shares |
$ | 25.80 |
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As of May 31, 2021, the Funds aggregate NAV was $4.1 billion, the fair value of its investment portfolio was $8.9 billion and it had $3.8 billion of principal debt outstanding, resulting in a debt-to-equity leverage ratio of approximately 0.93 times.
Status of Offering
The Fund is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $5.0 billion in Shares (the Offering). Additionally, the Fund has sold unregistered shares as part of the Private Offering. The following table lists the Shares issued and total consideration for both the Offering and the Private Offering as of the date of this filing. The Fund intends to continue selling Shares in the Offering and the Private Offering on a monthly basis.
Common Shares Issued |
Total Consideration |
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Offering: |
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Class I Common Shares |
15,092,768 | $ | 0.4 billion | |||||
Class S Common Shares |
42,866,403 | $ | 1.1 billion | |||||
Class D Common Shares |
3,125,266 | $ | 0.1 billion | |||||
Private Offering: |
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Class I Common Shares |
129,379,884 | $ | 3.3 billion | |||||
Class S Common Shares |
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Class D Common Shares |
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Total Offering and Private Offering * |
190,464,321 | $ | 4.8 billion | |||||
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* | Amounts may not sum due to rounding. |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws |
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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.
BLACKSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND | ||||||
Date: June 29, 2021 | By: | /s/ Marisa J. Beeney | ||||
Name: | Marisa J. Beeney | |||||
Title: | Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
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