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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 2, 2026, 5C Lending Partners Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a second amendment (the “Ally Loan Second Amendment”) to the Loan, Security and Collateral Management Agreement, by and among the Company, as transferor, 5C Lending Partners Advisor LLC, as collateral manager, 5CLP BDC I ABL SPV-A LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Ally Bank, as administrative agent, swingline lender and arranger, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral custodian, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by the Ally Loan Second Amendment, the “Ally Loan Agreement”). The Ally Loan Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility”).
The Ally Loan Second Amendment amends the ABL Credit Facility to, among other things: (i) increase the facility amount by $200,000,000 to $600,000,000, (ii) increase the swingline commitment to $60,000,000, (iii) modify the excess concentration amount limitations as further detailed in the Ally Loan Agreement and (iv) increase the applicable spread on advances bearing interest at the Benchmark (as defined in the Ally Loan Agreement) to 1.83% (or 3.83% in the event of an Event of Default (as defined in the Ally Loan Agreement)) and on advances bearing interest at the Base Rate (as defined in the Ally Loan Agreement) to 0.83% (or 2.83% in the event of an Event of Default).
The description of the Ally Loan Second Amendment contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Ally Loan Second Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | Description |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to Loan, Security, and Collateral Management Agreement, dated September 2, 2026, by and among 5C Lending Partners Corp., as transferor, 5CLP BDC I ABL SPV-A LLC, as borrower, Ally Bank, as administrative agent, swingline lender and arranger, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral custodian, and the lenders from time to time party thereto |
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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.
| Date: September 8, 2026 | 5C Lending Partners Corp. | |
| By: | /s/ Michael Koester | |
| Name: Michael Koester | ||
| Title: Co-President | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Connolly | |
| Name: Thomas Connolly | ||
| Title: Co-President |