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Issuer:     Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL)
CIK:        0001782524
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-212041
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSDL Q1 NII $0.47/sh, NAV $19.81, launches JV, cuts dividend to $0.45
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- Net investment income $40.5M ($0.47/sh) vs $42.4M ($0.49/sh) prior quarter.
- Net asset value $19.81/sh, down from $20.26; debt-to-equity 1.22x.
- Launched Capstone Lending LLC JV; MSDL commits up to $200M (47% called).
- Regular dividend $0.45/sh, down from $0.50; payable July 24 to record June 30.
- Truist credit facility amended: termination extended to April 2030, maturity to April 2031.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312526212041/0001193125-26-212041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312526212041/d145217d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-212041

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