UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~The~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported): January ~~December 8~~5, ~~2023~~2024

~~FRANKLIN~~Franklin BSP ~~LENDING~~Lending ~~CORPORATION~~Corporation

(Exact name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Its Charter)

Maryland	~~814-00821~~	27814-~~2614444~~00821	27-2614444
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4920 New York, New York	10019
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4920, New York, New York		10019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770

Not ~~Applicable~~applicable

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of ~~Each~~each ~~Class~~class Trading Symbol~~(s)~~ Name of ~~Each~~each ~~Exchange~~exchange on ~~Which~~which ~~Registered~~registered N/A N/A N/A

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~~growth ~~Company~~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 15.0107 ~~Entry~~Submission ~~into~~of Matters to a ~~Material~~Vote ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement.~~Security Holders

~~On December 8, 2023,~~ Franklin BSP Lending Corporation ~~(the “Corporation”) amended and restated its revolving credit facility~~, ~~dated~~a asMaryland ofcorporation ~~June 10, 2022~~ (~~the~~ “~~Original Credit Facility~~FBLC”), ~~with the lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as~~ ~~administrative~~held ~~agent~~its ~~and~~Special asMeeting ~~collateral~~of ~~agent,~~Stockholders ~~Sumitomo~~on ~~Mitsui~~January ~~Banking Corporation (“Sumitomo”) and Wells Fargo Bank~~5, ~~National Association,~~2024 ~~as syndication agents,~~ and ~~JPMorgan,~~submitted ~~Sumitomo~~one ~~and~~matter ~~Wells~~to ~~Fargo~~the ~~Securities,~~vote ~~LLC~~of asthe ~~joint~~stockholders. ~~bookrunners~~A ~~and~~summary ~~joint~~of ~~lead arrangers~~the ~~(such~~matter ~~amended~~voted ~~and~~upon ~~restated~~by ~~agreement,~~stockholders ~~the~~is ~~“A&R~~set ~~Credit~~forth ~~Facility”)~~below.

~~The~~1. ~~A&R~~Stockholders ~~Credit~~approved ~~Facility,~~the ~~among~~merger ~~other~~of ~~things~~Franklin BSP Merger Sub, Inc., ~~increases~~a ~~the~~Maryland ~~aggregate~~corporation ~~amount~~and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~the~~FBCC ~~lenders’~~(“Merger ~~commitments~~Sub”) towith ~~$505.0~~and ~~million,~~into ~~extends~~FBLC (the ~~period~~“Merger”), with ~~for~~FBLC ~~borrowings~~continuing ~~under~~as the ~~A&R Credit~~surviving ~~Facility~~company ~~through~~and ~~December~~as 8a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin BSP Capital Corporation, ~~2027~~a Delaware corporation (“FBCC”), pursuant to the Agreement and ~~extends~~Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 (the ~~maturity~~“Merger ~~date~~Agreement”), by ~~for~~and ~~any~~among ~~amounts~~FBLC, ~~borrowed~~FBCC, ~~under~~Merger Sub, and, solely for the ~~A&R~~limited ~~Credit~~purposes ~~Facility~~set toforth ~~December 8~~therein, ~~2028~~Franklin BSP Capital Adviser L.L.C., ~~The~~a ~~other~~Delaware limited ~~material~~liability ~~terms~~company ofand the ~~Original~~external ~~Credit~~investment ~~Facility~~adviser ~~were~~to ~~unchanged~~FBCC. ~~The~~Immediately ~~Corporation~~after ~~agreed~~the toeffectiveness ~~pay~~of ~~administrative~~the ~~agent~~Merger, ~~fees~~FBLC will merge with and ~~incurred~~into ~~other~~FBCC, ~~customary~~with ~~costs~~FBCC ~~and~~continuing ~~expenses~~as inthe ~~connection~~surviving ~~with~~company. Stockholders approved the ~~A&R~~Merger ~~Credit~~based ~~Facility.~~on the following votes:

The foregoing description of the A&R Credit Facility in this Item 1.01 is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by the provisions of the A&R Credit Facility, a copy of which will be filed with the Corporation’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain
136,222,934		4,360,028		5,538,193

Item 27.0301 ~~Creation~~Regulation ofFD ~~a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.~~Disclosure

~~The~~On ~~information~~January ~~set~~9, ~~forth~~2024, inthe ~~Item~~board 1of directors of FBLC declared a special dividend of $0.0149 per share of FBLC’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, which is ~~incorporated~~payable on or about January 11, 2024 to stockholders byof ~~reference~~record ~~into~~as ~~this~~of ~~Item~~January 210, 2024.~~03.~~

~~SIGNATURE~~The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” 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 is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~1

	FRANKLIN BSP LENDING CORPORATION
Date: December 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Nina K. Baryski
	Name:	Nina K. Baryski
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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.

	Franklin BSP Lending Corporation

Date: January 10, 2024	By:	/s/ Michael Frick
		Michael Frick
		Secretary

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