Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Third Amendment to the Equity Distribution Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Third Amendment to the
This Third Amendment, dated August 2, 2024 (the “Amendment”), is to that certain Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2022, by and among Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”), on the one hand, and the placement agents party thereto, which as of the date hereof include Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx LLC, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. (each, a “Placement Agent” and collectively, the “Placement Agents”), on the other hand (as amended on February 9, 2023 and August 8, 2023, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Adviser, the Administrator and the Placement Agents desire to amend certain provisions of the Equity Distribution Agreement, including to increase the aggregate offering price of the Common Stock that the Company may issue and sell through the Placement Agents, each acting as agent and/or principal, from $146,049,000 to $321,049,000 (which amount shall include all of the Shares previously sold pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement to date) and to make certain other changes to the Equity Distribution Agreement with effect on and after the date hereof.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment, intending to be legally bound, hereby amend the Equity Distribution Agreement and agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Preamble. The first sentence of the first paragraph of the Preamble of the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”), each confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. (each, a “Placement Agent” and collectively, the “Placement Agents”) as follows:
2. Amendments to Section 1. The first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 1 of the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
Each of the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company may issue and sell through Placement Agents, each acting as agent and/or principal, shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $321,049,000 (the “Maximum Amount”).
3. Amendments to Section 6(b). Section 6(b) of the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
Settlement of Placement Securities. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice (as amended by the corresponding Acceptance, if applicable), settlement for sales of Placement Securities will occur on the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which such sales are made or such other date as may be mutually agreed by the Company and the Designated Agent (each, a “Settlement Date”). The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Company on a Settlement Date against receipt of the Placement Securities sold (the “Net Proceeds”) will be equal to the aggregate sales price received by the Designated Agent at which such Placement Securities were sold, after deduction for (i) the Designated Agent’s commission, discount or other compensation for such sales payable by the Company pursuant to Section 2 hereof and (ii) any transaction fees imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales.
4. Amendments to Section 13. Section 13 of the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Placement Agents shall be delivered or sent by mail or overnight mail to: Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Transaction Management, facsimile: 000-000-0000; Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, Attention: Equity Securities; Xxxxxxxxx LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel; and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, facsimile No. (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Managing Director/Financial Services Investment Banking and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, General Counsel/Global Equities & Investment Banking, with a copy to Dechert LLP, 0000 X Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and if to the Company, the Adviser or the Administrator shall be delivered or sent by mail or overnight mail to the Company at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Secretary, with a copy to Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, P.C.
5. Amendments to Exhibit A. The first sentence of the first paragraph of the Preamble of Exhibit A to the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in that certain Equity Distribution Agreement by and among Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (the “Company”), Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, and Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. (as in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”), I hereby request on behalf of the Company that [Designated Agent] sell up to [XXX,XXX] shares (the “Placement Securities”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a minimum market price of $[XX.XX] per share.
6. Amendments to Exhibit D-1. The first sentence of the first paragraph of the Preamble of Exhibit D-1 to the Equity Distribution Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
The undersigned, the [Chief Executive Officer][President][Chief Financial Officer][Chief Operating Officer] of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 7(n) of the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022 and amended as of February 9, 2023, August 8, 2023 and August 2, 2024 (as amended, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”), and Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Xxxxxxxxx LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. (each, a “Placement Agent” and collectively, “Placement Agents”), providing for the offer and sale by the Company to the Placement Agents of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $321,049,000, hereby certify that they are authorized to execute this Officers’ Certificate in the name and on behalf of the Company.
7. Consent to Amendment. Each of the Company, the Adviser, and the Administrator and the Placement Agents by the execution of this Amendment, hereby consent to the amendments, modifications and supplements to the Equity Distribution Agreement contemplated herein.
8. No Other Amendments. No other amendments to the Equity Distribution Agreement are intended by the parties hereto, are made, or shall be deemed to be made, pursuant to this Amendment, and all provisions of the Equity Distribution Agreement, including all annexes and exhibits thereto, unaffected by this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
10. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Equity Distribution Agreement.
11. Counterparts. THIS AMENDMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANYONE OR MORE OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ORIGINAL, BUT ALL SUCH COUNTERPARTS SHALL TOGETHER CONSTITUTE ONE AND THE SAME INSTRUMENT. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by each of you, this Agreement and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement among each of you, the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Secretary | ||
| OAKTREE FUND ADVISORS, LLC By: Oaktree Capital II, L.P. Its: Managing Member | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
| OAKTREE FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Its: Managing Member | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President | ||
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| Accepted as of the date hereof: | ||
| XXXXX, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| CITIZENS JMP SECURITIES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| XXXXXXXXX LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| XXXXXXX XXXXX & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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