Financial Performance - Total investment income for Q1 2025 was 86.6million(1.05 per share), down from 94.7million(1.15 per share) in Q4 2024, primarily due to lower interest income and fee income [3]. - GAAP net investment income for Q1 2025 was 44.3million(0.54 per share), compared to 44.9million(0.55 per share) in Q4 2024, reflecting higher operating expenses [3]. - Adjusted total investment income for Q1 2025 was 87.1million,downfrom95.0 million in Q4 2024, primarily due to a decrease in interest income [8]. - Adjusted net investment income was 44.7million(0.54 per share) for Q1 2025, down from 45.2million(0.55 per share) in Q4 2024 [11]. - The net investment income per common share for the quarter was 0.54,slightlydownfrom0.55 in the previous quarter [46]. - The company reported a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of 7,239thousandforthethreemonthsendedDecember31,2024,downfrom36,913 thousand in the previous quarter [46]. Investment Activity - The company originated 198.1millioninnewinvestmentcommitmentsandreceived352.4 million from prepayments and exits during the quarter [3]. - New investment commitments totaled 198.1million,downfrom259.0 million in the prior quarter, with net new investments at (151.1)million[1].−Thenumberofportfoliocompaniesdecreasedto136from144inthepreviousquarter,withtheaveragedebtsizepercompanyremainingstableat22,000 [1]. - As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the investment portfolio was 2.8billion,consistingofinvestmentsin136companies[16].AssetandLiabilityManagement−Totaldebtoutstandingwas1,610.0 million as of December 31, 2024, with a total debt to equity ratio of 1.11x [3]. - The company's total debt to equity ratio was 1.11x, slightly down from 1.12x in the previous quarter [27]. - The total principal value of debt outstanding was 1.61billion,withafundingmixof411,633,977 thousand as of December 31, 2024, from 1,710,530thousandasofSeptember30,2024,areductionofapproximately4.5112.9 million in unrestricted cash and 957.5millionofundrawncapacityonitscreditfacilities[25].DistributionandEarnings−Aquarterlydistributionof0.40 per share and a supplemental distribution of 0.07pershareweredeclared,payableonMarch31,2025[5].−AdjustedEarningsforthethreemonthsendedDecember31,2024,amountedto7,601,000, or 0.09pershare[36].−ThenetincreaseinnetassetsresultingfromoperationsforthethreemonthsendedDecember31,2024,was7,239,000, or 0.09pershare[36].MarketandEconomicConditions−Forward−lookingstatementsindicatepotentialrisksincludingeconomicchanges,geopoliticalconflicts,andregulatoryconditions[40].−Totalassetsdecreasedto3,083,792 thousand as of December 31, 2024, from 3,198,341thousandasofSeptember30,2024,representingadeclineofapproximately3.62,835,294 thousand as of December 31, 2024, down from $3,021,279 thousand as of September 30, 2024, a decrease of about 6.2% [44]. Conference and Regulatory Information - The company will host a conference call on February 4, 2025, to discuss its first fiscal quarter 2025 results [37]. - Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [39]. - The company aims to provide customized credit solutions to companies with limited access to public capital markets [39].