SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE SUPPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE SUPPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE SUPPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 25, 2023, by and between BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”),
and BlackRock Private Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser previously entered into an Amended and Restated Fee Waiver and Expense Support and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2022 (the “Waiver Agreement”); and
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The Adviser will pay all organizational and offering expenses of the Fund through the Initial Closing Date of the Fund’s continuous public offering of its common shares on the Fund’s behalf (such amounts
incurred by the Adviser, “Expense Payments”).
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During each of the 36 months following the Initial Closing Date, the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for any and all Expense Payments incurred by the Adviser pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of this Agreement to the
extent that the Fund’s annual Operating Expenses (as defined below) do not exceed 1.25% of the value of the Fund’s net assets, calculated monthly based on month-end net assets of the Fund (each such payment, a “Reimbursement Payment”). For
purposes of this Agreement, “Operating Expenses” means all annual operating expenses of the Fund incurred in the ordinary course of business, excluding offering costs incurred by the Fund, interest expense and other financing costs, portfolio
transaction and other investment-related costs, base management fee and incentive fee payable pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees, taxes and any other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, litigation expenses).
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The Reimbursement Payment for any calendar month shall be paid by the Fund to the Adviser as promptly as possible following such calendar month and in no event later than forty-five days after the end of such
calendar month.
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In no event shall the aggregate Reimbursement Payments exceed 1.50% of the proceeds of the Fund’s offering of common shares.
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The Adviser will waive the entire base management fee and incentive fee, if any, due to it under the Advisory Agreement through December 31, 2023. The amount waived pursuant to this Section 3 shall not be
subject to reimbursement or recoupment pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
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This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written above.
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This Agreement will remain in effect for 36 months from the Initial Closing Date, unless sooner terminated with the written consent of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Fund. This Agreement will
terminate automatically upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement unless a new Advisory Agreement with the Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) to replace the terminated agreement becomes effective upon such termination.
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Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Section 2 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement with
respect to any Expense Payments that have not been reimbursed by the Fund to the Adviser.
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CAPTIONS. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.
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INTERPRETATION. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the
Fund to take any action contrary to the Fund’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust or Amended and Restated Bylaws, as each may be further amended or restated, or any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement to which it is
subject or by which it is bound, or to relieve or deprive the Board of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Fund.
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DEFINITIONS. Any questions of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to the computations of net asset values and
the allocation of expenses, having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from the terms and provisions of the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by reference to the 1940 Act.
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AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by each of the parties to which the amendment relates.
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BLACKROCK PRIVATE
CREDIT FUND
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT
ADVISORS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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