---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-248218"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSDL"
cik: "0001782524"
company_name: "Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund"
filed_at: "2026-05-29T20:03:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T20:06:11.153142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Principal Accounting Officer Jonathan Frohlinger resigns effective May 26, 2026

## Summary
- Jonathan Frohlinger resigned as Principal Accounting Officer of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, effective May 26, 2026.
- The company states resignation is not due to any disagreement with management or operations.
- David Pessah, CFO, signed the 8-K; no successor has been named at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-248218
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSDL
- cik: 0001782524
- company_name: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
- filed_at: 2026-05-29T20:03:52+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312526248218/0001193125-26-248218-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312526248218/d146599d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-248218
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-248218.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-248218.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7faf6fe800
  claim: Jonathan Frohlinger resigned as Principal Accounting Officer at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 26, 2026, Jonathan Frohlinger notified the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of May 26, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312526248218/0001193125-26-248218-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.