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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): October 21, 2026
 
 
AB PRIVATE LENDING FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
814-01744
  
93-6555027
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
405 Colorado Street, Suite 1500
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512)
721-2900
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐
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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
 
☐
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communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
 
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communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
—   —   —
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR
§240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☒
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 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
Class I shares
   
Consideration
  
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

and/or Distribution Fee
     
Net Distributions
  
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
Issued
    
Total Consideration
  
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
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.
 
Date: October 21, 2026   AB PRIVATE LENDING FUND
  By:  
/s/ Leon Hirth
    Leon Hirth
    Secretary