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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On December 3, 2024, BlackRock, Inc. (&#8220;BlackRock&#8221;)
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manager, for total consideration of approximately 12.1 million units of a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, which will be exchangeable
into shares of BlackRock&#8217;s common stock on a 1:1 basis (subject to customary adjustments) (the &#8220;HPS Transaction&#8221;). The
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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">A copy of the press release issued by BlackRock announcing the HPS Transaction
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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):
December 3, 2024
BLACKROCK
DIRECT LENDING CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-56231
85-3439073
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2591
                                            28
th
Street
,
Suite
                                            1000
Santa
    Monica
,
California
90405
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (
310
)
566-1000
(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 exchange on which registered
None
Not applicable
Not applicable
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 8.01
Other Events.
On December 3, 2024, BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock")
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the business and assets of HPS Investment Partners, a leading global credit investment
manager, for total consideration of approximately 12.1 million units of a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, which will be exchangeable
into shares of BlackRock's common stock on a 1:1 basis (subject to customary adjustments) (the "HPS Transaction"). The
investment adviser of BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock.
A copy of the press release issued by BlackRock announcing the HPS Transaction
is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press release announcing the HPS Transaction, dated December 3, 2024.
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.
BlackRock Direct Lending Corp.
(Registrant)
Date: December 3, 2024
By:
/s/ Diana Huffman
Diana Huffman
General Counsel