{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"161038","rtpr_id":"nBw9scvcra-20261005","ticker":"MS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["MS","MSDL"],"title":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.428Z","article_body":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings\nRelease and Conference Call\n\nMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) (\"MSDL”), a business\ndevelopment company externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.,\ntoday announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter\nended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after the market\ncloses. MSDL will host a conference call at 10:00 am ET on Friday, November 6,\n2026, to review its financial results and conduct a question-and-answer\nsession.\n\nConference Call Information\n\nAll interested parties are invited to participate in the live earnings\nconference call by using the following audio webcast link or dial-in details\nbelow:\n\n\n * Audio Webcast\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmorganstanley.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1777917%26tp_key%3D0db78ae014&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Audio+Webcast&index=1&md5=12d3e8d2bbc8dd092c43c4b5fdf7fc13)\n\n * Conference Call\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmyconferencinghub.com%2Fclick-to-join%2F4969183&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Conference+Call&index=2&md5=922e811c9943acafa44a957f1125716a)\n\n * Domestic: 800-330-6710\n\n * International: +1 213-279-1505\n\n * Passcode: 4969183\n\nTo avoid potential delays, please join at least 10 minutes prior to the start\nof the earnings call. An archived replay will also be available on the\nInvestor Relations section of the Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msdl.com%2F&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Morgan+Stanley+Direct+Lending+Fund&index=3&md5=20af9526f16dd9dc7894f9cb1d38e0c9)\nwebsite.\n\nAbout Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund\n\nMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) is a non-diversified,\nexternally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to\nmiddle-market companies. MSDL has elected to be regulated as a business\ndevelopment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. MSDL\nis externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc., an indirect, wholly\nowned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. MSDL is not a subsidiary of or\nconsolidated with Morgan Stanley. For more information about Morgan Stanley\nDirect Lending Fund, please visit www.msdl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msdl.com&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=www.msdl.com&index=4&md5=97d8248f83445d71a370cdae805e5678)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve\nsubstantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the\nuse of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,”\n“should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,”\n“estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” or “believe” or the\nnegatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. You\nshould read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss\nour plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business,\noperating results, financial condition and other similar matters. These\nstatements represent MSDL’s belief regarding future events that, by their\nnature, are uncertain and outside of MSDL’s control. There are likely to be\nevents in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or\ncontrol. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks\nonly as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause\nour actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations,\ninclude, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we\nidentify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary\nStatement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict\nor identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005206747/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005206747/en/)\n\nInvestors \n\nSanna Johnson\n\nmsdl@morganstanley.com \n(mailto:msdl@morganstanley.com) \n\n\nMedia \n\nAlyson Barnes\n\n212-762-0514\n\nalyson.barnes@morganstanley.com (mailto:alyson.barnes@morganstanley.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw9scvcra-20261005","title":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"MS","created":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.428Z","tickers":["MS","MSDL"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings\nRelease and Conference Call\n\nMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) (\"MSDL”), a business\ndevelopment company externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.,\ntoday announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter\nended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after the market\ncloses. MSDL will host a conference call at 10:00 am ET on Friday, November 6,\n2026, to review its financial results and conduct a question-and-answer\nsession.\n\nConference Call Information\n\nAll interested parties are invited to participate in the live earnings\nconference call by using the following audio webcast link or dial-in details\nbelow:\n\n\n * Audio Webcast\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmorganstanley.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1777917%26tp_key%3D0db78ae014&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Audio+Webcast&index=1&md5=12d3e8d2bbc8dd092c43c4b5fdf7fc13)\n\n * Conference Call\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmyconferencinghub.com%2Fclick-to-join%2F4969183&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Conference+Call&index=2&md5=922e811c9943acafa44a957f1125716a)\n\n * Domestic: 800-330-6710\n\n * International: +1 213-279-1505\n\n * Passcode: 4969183\n\nTo avoid potential delays, please join at least 10 minutes prior to the start\nof the earnings call. An archived replay will also be available on the\nInvestor Relations section of the Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msdl.com%2F&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=Morgan+Stanley+Direct+Lending+Fund&index=3&md5=20af9526f16dd9dc7894f9cb1d38e0c9)\nwebsite.\n\nAbout Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund\n\nMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) is a non-diversified,\nexternally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to\nmiddle-market companies. MSDL has elected to be regulated as a business\ndevelopment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. MSDL\nis externally managed by MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc., an indirect, wholly\nowned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. MSDL is not a subsidiary of or\nconsolidated with Morgan Stanley. For more information about Morgan Stanley\nDirect Lending Fund, please visit www.msdl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msdl.com&esheet=54616253&newsitemid=20261005206747&lan=en-US&anchor=www.msdl.com&index=4&md5=97d8248f83445d71a370cdae805e5678)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve\nsubstantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the\nuse of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,”\n“should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,”\n“estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” or “believe” or the\nnegatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. You\nshould read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss\nour plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business,\noperating results, financial condition and other similar matters. These\nstatements represent MSDL’s belief regarding future events that, by their\nnature, are uncertain and outside of MSDL’s control. There are likely to be\nevents in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or\ncontrol. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks\nonly as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause\nour actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations,\ninclude, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we\nidentify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary\nStatement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the\nSecurities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict\nor identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005206747/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005206747/en/)\n\nInvestors \n\nSanna Johnson\n\nmsdl@morganstanley.com \n(mailto:msdl@morganstanley.com) \n\n\nMedia \n\nAlyson Barnes\n\n212-762-0514\n\nalyson.barnes@morganstanley.com (mailto:alyson.barnes@morganstanley.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.481012707Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791231300481},"received_at":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.533Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005206747/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"149584","press_release_id":"161038","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"earnings","narrative":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after market close.\n\nMSDL will host a conference call with Q&A at 10:00 am ET on Friday, November 6, 2026, with an archived replay available on its investor relations website.\n\nThe announcement is routine scheduling logistics with no financial data; note that while the input ticker is MS, the announcement concerns MSDL, a BDC externally managed by a Morgan Stanley subsidiary but not consolidated with Morgan Stanley.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine earnings-date scheduling for MSDL; no action needed until actual Q3 results."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"conference_call_time":"10:00 am ET, Friday, November 6, 2026","earnings_release_date":"Thursday, November 5, 2026, after market close"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sanna Johnson","role":"Investor Relations contact"},{"name":"Alyson Barnes","role":"Media contact"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund","ticker":"MSDL","relationship":"subject entity of the announcement"},{"name":"Morgan Stanley","ticker":"MS","relationship":"parent of external manager MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.; not consolidated with MSDL"},{"name":"MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.","relationship":"external manager of MSDL"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Boilerplate scheduling announcement for an upcoming Q3 2026 earnings release and conference call. 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