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): April 20, 2020

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware	000-55746	81-2506508
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 West Street, New York, New York		10282
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-0300

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (the “Company”, “us” or “our”) today provides estimates of its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

ESTIMATES OF CERTAIN FIRST QUARTER 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS

The Company believes that it is important to provide timely transparency to stakeholders in this current environment of volatile financial markets and economic disruption resulting from the recent COVID-19 exigency. Accordingly, the Company is issuing estimates of certain financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.


(in $ millions, except per share and % data)¹	Estimated Ranges as of March 31, 2020			As of December 31, 2019
Investment portfolio, at fair value²	$	1,653.6 – $1,670.2		$	1,683.2
Net asset value per share	$	16.58 – $17.58		$	18.69
Net debt to equity ratio		0.79x – 0.81.x			0.76x
Cash and cash equivalents	$	108.2		$	13.4
Unfunded investment commitments	$	88.9		$	128.2
	Estimated Ranges for the Three Months ended, March 31, 2020			For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
Total investment income	$	39.3 – $40.1		$	41.1
Net investment income after taxes	$	26.6 – $27.1		$	23.5
Net investment income per share (basic and diluted)	$	0.51 – 0.53		$	0.47
Earnings (loss) per share (basic and diluted)	$	(1.22) – (1.24	)	$	0.39

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND VALUATION²

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As of March 31, 2020, the Company had investments in 83 portfolio companies. All of our portfolio companies made their required interest payments;

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There were no investments on non-accrual status as of the quarter ended March 31, 2020;

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During the quarter and due to increased market volatility and wider credit spreads as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the Company marked down the value of the investment portfolio, resulting in a decline in net asset value of approximately 9%. The decline in fair value of the investment portfolio was primarily attributable to an increase in market spreads of comparable assets. Changes in market spreads are an important input into the Company’s valuation methodology.

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Given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 exigency and the fiscal and monetary response designed to mitigate strain to businesses and the economy, the operating environment of our portfolio companies is evolving rapidly. The Company continues to closely monitor its investment portfolio in order to be positioned to respond appropriately.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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As of March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $839.9 million of total principal amount of debt outstanding under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (“Secured Revolving Credit Facility”);³

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The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under its debt obligations as of March 31, 2020 and continues to be in compliance through the present date;

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The Company had significant liquidity as of March 31, 2020, with $108.2 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet and approximately $10.1 million of availability under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility. Unfunded investment commitments were $88.9 million. There have been no material changes in the Company’s liquidity subsequent to quarter end and through the present date.³

The estimates described in this report lease are subject to the completion of our financial closing procedures and are not a comprehensive statement of our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020. These estimates have not been reviewed and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or its Audit Committee and were prepared by the Company’s management in connection with preparation

of its financial statements. The final results may differ materially from these estimates as a result of the completion of our financial closing procedures, including review by the Company’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee, and final adjustments and other developments arising between now and the time that our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are finalized. The Company is disclosing these estimates of its interim financial results in a response to the exigencies of the economic crisis precipitated by the COVID-19 crisis. The Company does not expect to regularly disclose such interim estimates going forward and will consider the need to do so, if any, on a quarter-by-quarter basis.

ENDNOTES

¹	For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the weighted average shares outstanding was 51,897,111 and the ending shares outstanding was 53,844,947

²	The discussion of the investment portfolio of the Company excludes its investment in a money market fund managed by an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The Company’s Secured Revolving Credit Facility has debt outstanding denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (“USD”). These balances have been converted to USD using applicable foreign currency exchange rates as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. As a result, the Secured Revolving Credit Facility’s outstanding borrowings and the available debt amounts may not sum to the total debt commitment amount.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS MIDDLE MARKET LENDING CORP.

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (“MMLC”) is a specialty finance company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. MMLC was formed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. to invest primarily in middle-market companies in the United States, and is externally managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. MMLC seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation primarily through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, and unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt, as well as through select equity investments.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including the impact of COVID-19 on the business, future operating results, access to capital and liquidity of the Company and its portfolio companies. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. These statements represent the Company’s belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this report speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

Investor Contact: Florina Mendez, 917-343-7823

Media Contact: Patrick Scanlan, 212-902-6164

Source: Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

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The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

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.

Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.

Date: April 20, 2020

/s/ Jonathan Lamm

Name: Jonathan Lamm

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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