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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): January 16, 2025
 
 
HPS CORPORATE LENDING FUND
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
814-01431
  
87-6391045
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
  
New York,
NY
  
10019
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212)
287-6767
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
   
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8-K
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(§240.12b-2
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 15, 2025, Grishma Parekh notified the Board of Trustees (the “
Board
”) of the HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “
Company
”)
that she is resigning from the
Board of the
Company
 
effective and contingent upon the closing of the transaction (the “
Transaction
”) pursuant to which BlackRock, Inc. and certain of its affiliates will acquire 100% of the business and assets of HPS Investment Partners, LLC (“
HPS
”) in order to comply with the Section 15(f) safe harbor provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Following the closing of the Transaction, Ms. Parekh is expected to continue to serve as President of the Company, a member of the Investment Committee of the Company and in her existing role at HPS and HPS Advisors, LLC (the “
Adviser
”). If the Transaction does not close, Ms. Parekh will not resign from the Board, and she is expected to continue to serve as Trustee of the Company and in her existing role at HPS and the Adviser.
Ms. Parekh’s notice to resign
from the Board of the Company
was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices
.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
HPS CORPORATE LENDING FUND
Date: January 1
6
, 2025		     By:  
/s/
Robert Busch
    Name:   Robert Busch
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer