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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): July 6, 2023

 

 

BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   814-01190   47-5402460

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

399 Park Avenue,

New York, NY

  10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 419-3000

Owl Rock Capital Corporation

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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.  ☐

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   OBDC   The New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 6, 2023, Blue Owl Capital Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Blue Owl Capital, Inc., the parent company of the Company’s investment adviser (the “Licensor”), pursuant to which the Licensor granted the Company a non-exclusive, royalty free license to use the “Blue Owl” name. Under the License Agreement, the Company has the right to use such name for so long as the Licensor, or one of its affiliates, remains the Company’s investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company has no legal right to the “Blue Owl” name or logo.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the License Agreement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the License Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K, and by this reference incorporated herein.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

Investors and others should note that Blue Owl Capital Corporation (the “Company”) may announce material financial information to investors using its website (www.blueowlcapitalcorporation.com), SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. The Company expects to update investor presentations and similar materials on a regular basis and will continue to post such updates on its website each quarter. The Company encourages investors, the media, and others interested in the Company to review the information it posts from time to time on its website.

On July 6, 2023, the Company issued a press release entitled “Owl Rock Capital Corporation Renamed to Blue Owl Capital Corporation”. A copy of such Press Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.1    License Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2023, between Blue Owl Capital Corporation and Blue Owl Capital Holdings LLC
99.1    Press Release, dated July 6, 2023
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Blue Owl Capital Corporation
July 6, 2023     By:  

/s/ Jonathan Lamm

    Name:   Jonathan Lamm
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer