AB Private Lending Fund

Item 3.02 – Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. As of October 1, 2026, AB Private Lending Fund (the “ Fund ”) sold unregistered Class I common shares of beneficial interest (with the final number of shares being determined on October 21, 2026) to feeder vehicles primarily created to hold the Fund’s Class I shares. The offer and sale of these Class I shares was exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S thereunder (the “ Private Offering ”). The following table details the shares sold: Date of Unregistered Sale Amount of Consideration Class I shares ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── As of October 1, 2026 (number of shares finalized on October 21, 2026) 28,277 $699,999.81

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure. October 2026 Distributions On October 21, 2026, the Fund declared regular distributions for each class of its common shares of beneficial interest (the “ Shares ”) in the amounts per share set forth below: Gross Distribution Shareholder Servicing Net Distributions and/or Distribution Fee ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Class I shares $ 0.20 $ 0.00 $ 0.20 Class S shares $ N/A $ N/A $ N/A Class D shares $ N/A $ N/A $ N/A The distributions for each class of Shares are payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Oc tober 30, 2026 and will be paid on or about November 30, 2026. These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund’s Shares for shareholders participating in the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.

Item 8.01 – Other Events. Net Asset Value The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each class of the Fund as of September 30, 2026 as determined in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policy, is set forth below. NAV per Share as of September 30, 2026 ─────────────────────────────────────────── Class I shares $ 24.76 Class S shares — Class D shares — As of September 30, 2026, the Fund’s aggregate NAV was approximately $165.4 million, the fair value of its investment portfolio was approximately $377.2 million, and it had approximately $218.8 million of debt outstanding (at principal). Status of Offering The Fund is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $1.0 billion in Shares (such offering, the “ Offering ”). Additionally, the Fund has sold unregistered Class I shares as part of the Private Offering. The following table lists the Shares issued and total consideration for both the Offering and the Private Offering as of the date of this filing, reflective of transfers between share classes. The table below does not include Shares sold through the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan. The Fund intends to continue selling Shares in the Offering and the Private Offering on a monthly basis. Common Shares Total Consideration Issued Offering: Class I shares — — Class S shares — — Class D shares — — Private Offering: Class I shares 6,808,839 $ 170,783,309.19 Class S shares — — Class D shares — — Total Offering and Private Offering* 6,808,839 $ 170,783,309.19 Amounts may not sum due to rounding ───────────────────────────────────────