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): March 24, 2022
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 814-01196 | 81-2491356 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 969-1000
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement
On March 24, 2022, AB Private Credit Investors Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the Fund), and AB Private Credit Investors LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the Adviser), the Funds registered investment adviser, entered into a Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the Second Amended and Restated Agreement), which amended and restated that certain Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated November 13, 2019, (the Advisory Agreement). Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement, the Base Management Fee (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) was reduced from 1.5% of the Funds outstanding assets to 1.375% of the Funds outstanding assets. No other changes were made to the Advisory Agreement.
The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Fee Waiver Letter
On March 24, 2022, the Fund and the Adviser also entered into a Fee Waiver Letter (the Fee Waiver Letter).
Pursuant to the Fee Waiver Letter, the Adviser agreed to voluntarily reduce the Base Management Fee (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) payable to the Adviser by the Fund under the Advisory Agreement from 1.5% of the Funds outstanding assets to 1.375% of the Funds outstanding assets for the period beginning January 1, 2022 through March 24, 2022 (the Waived Period). The Adviser has agreed to calculate the Base Management Fee as set forth therein (defined therein as the Reduced Base Management Fee), and to waive such portion of the Base Management Fee payable under the Advisory Agreement that is in excess of the Reduced Base Management Fee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the purpose of the Fee Waiver Letter is to reduce the Base Management Fees payable to the Adviser by the Fund during the Waived Period. In order to ensure that the Reduced Base Management Fee is less than the Base Management Fee that would otherwise be payable under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser will, for the Waived Period, calculate the Reduced Base Management Fee and the Base Management Fee under the terms of the Advisory Agreement. If, for any portion of the Waived Period, the Reduced Base Management Fee would be greater than the Base Management Fee calculated under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser shall only be entitled to the lesser of those two amounts.
The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Fee Waiver Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 25, 2022 |
AB PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTORS CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ Neal Kalechofsky | |||||
Name: Neal Kalechofsky | ||||||
Title: Secretary |