Historical Shareholder Updates

Q1 2024 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome to the HLEND first quarter shareholder update call. Thank you for taking the time today and for your continued support of HLEND.

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Q4 2023 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome to the HLEND fourth quarter shareholder update call. Thank you for taking the time today and for your continued support of HLEND.

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Q3 2023 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome to the HLEND third quarter shareholder update call. Thank you for taking the time today and for your continued support of HLEND.

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Q2 2023 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome to the HLEND second quarter shareholder update call. Thank you for taking the time today and for your continued support of HLEND.

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Q1 2023 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome to the HLEND first quarter shareholder update call. Thank you for taking the time today and for your continued support of HLEND.

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Q4 2022 Shareholder Update Presentation

Welcome everyone and thank you both for your time today and your support of HLEND. I am John Christmas, Co-Head of Business Development and Investor Relations at HPS and I am joined today by Michael Patterson.

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Q3 2022 Shareholder Update Call Transcript and Presentation

Thank you to all who are joining us today. I'm excited to be joined by Michael Patterson, Chief Executive Officer for HLEND and Grishma Parekh, Co-Head of North America Core Senior Lending and trustee for HLEND.

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Historical Portfolio Reviews

August 2024 Portfolio Update

August is historically thought of as a quiet month when market participants attempt to enjoy the final days of summer, but this August was just the opposite. Softer than expected U.S. jobs data and a surprise increase by the Bank of Japan to its policy rate in the first two weeks of the month brought about a level of volatility not seen since the COVID era of 2020.

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July 2024 Portfolio Update

Inflation continued to decline in July with the US Consumer Price Index falling to 3.0% on a year over year basis, the lowest reading since June 2023. The labor market remained full, but signs of softening began to appear with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1%.

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June 2024 Portfolio Update

June closed out a strong second quarter, with non-farm payrolls increasing by 272,000, surpassing expectations and reflecting continued labor market strength. Inflation also continued to show signs of moderation with the Consumer Price Index increasing 3.3%, year-over-year, down from 3.4% in the prior month.

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May 2024 Portfolio Update

May delivered a month of robust market performance. Chairman Powell’s comments at the Federal Reserve Press Conference confirmed that while rates will remain at current elevated levels in the near term, rate hikes are not currently part of the forward path as he believes they are still in restrictive territory.

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April 2024 Portfolio Update

Macroeconomic data sent mixed signals in April. First quarter 2024 US Gross Domestic Product showed an annualized growth rate of 1.6%, well below the prior quarter’s rate of 3.4%, and the lowest since the contraction in early 2022.

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March 2024 Portfolio Update

March closed out a strong first quarter as macro-economic data surprised to the upside, including above consensus fourth quarter U.S. Gross Domestic Product of 3.4% and job growth.

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February 2024 Portfolio Update

Investor sentiment in February was robust, supported by above consensus U.S. labor market data and resilient fourth quarter 2023 earnings.

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January 2024 Portfolio Update

January started the year with positive momentum as strong economic data, including an above consensus reading for fourth quarter US Gross Domestic Product…

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December 2023 Portfolio Update

A year that began with rising interest rates, fears of a pending recession, and runaway inflation ended on a positive note.

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November 2023 Portfolio Update

Investor optimism increased in November as both headline and core US Consumer Price Indexes fell year over year

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October 2023 Portfolio Update

Financial markets digested an increase in volatility following the escalation of geopolitical tensions in Gaza, while strong than expected economic data reinforced a “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment during the month of October.

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September 2023 Portfolio Update

The market digested the Fed’s signal of a “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment at their September meeting, following strong payroll and elevated inflation data with mixed responses…

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August 2023 Portfolio Update

August delivered mixed economic data as Fitch downgraded U.S. government debt, core inflation fell to 4.7%, year over year, and the market priced in one additional rate hike from the Fed in 2023..

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July 2023 Portfolio Update

Investor sentiment further improved on the back of Fed guidance in July, along with better-than-expected corporate earnings releases and strong economic data, all of which were perceived as supportive of a more extended credit cycle...

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June 2023 Portfolio Update

The public credit markets continued their healing process – high yield and leveraged loan issuance picked up relative to 2H 2022 but remained below historical levels. Private credit remained the favored path for LBOs, financing 85% of volume during 2Q 2023…

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May 2023 Portfolio Update

Following a lull throughout March and April, lending activity in the new issuance leveraged loan and high yield markets increased in May.

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April 2023 Portfolio Update

Overall direct lending activity in early 2023 was muted relative to second half 2022 levels as several key market drivers slowed.  M&A activity stalled amid ongoing market volatility and a dispersion between buyers’ and sellers’ valuation expectations…

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