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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): October 23, 2025

 

 

Fortress Private Lending Fund

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

814-01880

33-6515727

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

 

New York, New York

 

10105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 497-2976

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

None

 

N/A

 

N/A

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).

Emerging growth company

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 Sales of Unregistered Securities.

During October 2025, Fortress Private Lending Fund (the “Company”) sold its Class I common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) for aggregate consideration of $33.2 million. The number of Shares to be issued was finalized on October 23, 2025. The purchase price per Share equaled the Company’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Share as of September 30, 2025. The offer and sale of the Shares was made pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Regulation D promulgated thereunder and other available exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act to investors who are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

Date of Unregistered Sale

 

Amount of Shares

 

 

Total Consideration
(in thousands)

 

As of October 1, 2025 (number of Class I common shares finalized on October 23, 2025)

 

 

1,328,696

 

 

$

33,226

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Net Asset Value

 

The NAV per Share as of September 30, 2025, as determined in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures approved by the Company’s board of trustees, was as follows:

 

 

 

NAV as of

 

Share Class

 

September 30, 2025

 

Class I

 

$

25.01

 

 

As of September 30, 2025, the Company’s aggregate NAV was approximately $764.4 million, the fair value of its portfolio investments was approximately $978.8 million, and there was approximately $250.5 million debt outstanding.

 

October Distribution

 

On October 23, 2025, the Company declared a distribution for the monthly earnings period of October 2025 on the Shares (the “October 2025 Distribution”) in the amount per Share set forth below:

 

Share Class

 

Per Share Distribution

 

Class I

 

$

0.1563

 

 

The distribution for the Shares is payable to shareholders of record as of the closing of business on October 31, 2025 and will be paid on or about November 28, 2025. The October 2025 Distribution will be paid in cash or reinvested in Shares for shareholders participating in the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

 

Portfolio and Business Commentary

 

As of September 30, 2025, the Company's portfolio was approximately $978.8 million based on fair market value across 59 portfolio companies and 27 industries. Based on fair value, the Company's portfolio consisted of approximately 99.9% first lien, floating rate debt investments. The Company's portfolio’s directly originated debt investments had a median EBITDA of $76.9 million, a weighted average net loan-to-value and interest coverage of 42.1% and of 2.8x, respectively. The weighted average yield at amortized cost of directly originated debt investments was 10.4% and the weighted average yield at amortized cost of the overall portfolio was 9.5%.

 

 

Status of the Offering

 

The Company is currently offering on a continuous basis, Shares in transactions exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, by Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and Regulation S promulgated thereunder. As of the date hereof, the Company has issued a total of 31,861,875 Shares for aggregate consideration of $796.6 million. The Shares issued amount does not include Shares issued through the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

 


 

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated October 24, 2025

 

 

 

Fortress Private Lending Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Avraham Dreyfuss

 

 

 

Name: Avraham Dreyfuss
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 



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