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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-330592"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCSL"
cik: "0001414932"
company_name: "Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp"
filed_at: "2021-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:43:15.474194+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oaktree Specialty Lending reports Q4 NII $0.18/sh; declares $0.155 dividend, up 7%

## Summary
- GAAP NII $33.0M ($0.18/sh) in Q4, down from $35.9M ($0.20/sh) in Q3; full-year NII $97.1M ($0.60/sh) vs $72.0M in FY2020.
- NAV per share $7.28 at Sept 30, up 0.8% QoQ and 12% YoY; no non-accrual investments.
- Declared quarterly dividend $0.155/sh, 7% increase, sixth consecutive quarterly increase; payable Dec 31, 2021 to holders of record Dec 15.
- Originated $385M new commitments in Q4, 91% first lien loans; weighted average yield 8.6%.
- Adjusted NII (excluding merger accretion) $29.1M ($0.16/sh) for Q4 and $103.4M ($0.64/sh) for full fiscal year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-330592
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCSL
- cik: 0001414932
- company_name: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
- filed_at: 2021-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1414932/000119312521330592/0001193125-21-330592-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1414932/000119312521330592/d193945d8k.htm

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