INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U • New York
AGREEMENT made as of this 22nd day of August, 2023 by and between KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U • New York
THIS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 22, 2023, is entered into by and between KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U • New York
This Distribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 22, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U (the “Fund”) and KKR Capital Markets LLC (the “Distributor”).
CUSTODY AGREEMENT By and Between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON And KKR US DIRECT LENDING FUND-UCustody Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U • New York
This Custody Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Effective Date”) by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York state chartered bank (“BNY Mellon”), and KKR US DIRECT LENDING FUND- U, a Delaware statutory trust (“Customer”). BNY Mellon and Customer are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.
KKR US DIRECT LENDING FUND-U SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTSubscription Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U
This Subscription Agreement is entered into on August 22, 2023 by and between KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U Holdings L.P. (the “Subscriber”);
SUB-ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTSub-Administration and Accounting Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U • New York
• BNY Mellon shall provide the Modernization Reporting Services set forth in this section to the Fund following a full service operating model. This operating model requires BNY Mellon to include the actual filing of the reports as part of the services noted in this section. Modernization Reporting Services are “Vendor Eligible Services” as contemplated in Section 14(b)(iv) of the Agreement.
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • October 13th, 2023 • KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U
This Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement is made as of August 18, 2023 (”Effective Date”) by and between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (”BNYM”), an SEC-registered transfer agent and Delaware corporation, and KKR US Direct Lending Fund-U, a closed-end management investment company (the ”Fund”) registered under the 1940 Act. Capitalized terms, and certain noncapitalized terms, not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Schedule A (Schedule A also contains an index of defined terms providing the location of all defined terms). The term ”Agreement” shall mean this Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement as constituted on the Effective Date, and thereafter as it may be amended from time to time as provided for herein.
