# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002061174
**File Stem:** 0000899140-26-000304
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 9675
**Document Hash:** 1dde2dce596e270a6055e9b7a99d58d3
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000899140-26-000304.hdr.sgml**: 20260227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000899140-26-000304

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13G

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260227

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Sound Point Direct Lending BDC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002061174

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13G
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-95497
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26700941

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O SOUND POINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
- **STREET 2:** 375 PARK AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10152
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-895-2280

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O SOUND POINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
- **STREET 2:** 375 PARK AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10152

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Sound Point BDC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20250317
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001273813
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SURETY INSURANCE [6351]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** D0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13G

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 30 WOODBOURNE AVE
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** HAMILTON BERMUDA
- **STATE:** D0
- **ZIP:** HM08
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 441-279-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 30 WOODBOURNE AVE
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** HAMILTON BERMUDA
- **STATE:** D0
- **ZIP:** HM08

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AGR LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040122

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AGC HOLDINGS LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20031218

## Exhibit 99.1

#### Exhibit A
This Schedule 13G is filed by Assured Guaranty Ltd. pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) as the ultimate parent of the following entities, each of which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd.

#### AG Asset Strategies LLC
State of Formation: Delaware

Address: 1633 Broadway, 23<sup>rd</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10019

Item 3 Classification: Insurance Company

#### Assured Guaranty Inc.
State of Incorporation: Maryland

Address: 1633 Broadway, 23<sup>rd</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10019

Item 3 Classification: Insurance Company

#### Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc. \*
State of Incorporation: New York

Address: 1633 Broadway, 23<sup>rd</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10019

Item 3 Classification: Parent Holding Company or Control Person

#### Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc. \*\*
State of Incorporation: Delaware

Address: 1633 Broadway, 23<sup>rd</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10019

Item 3 Classification: Parent Holding Company or Control Person

\* As parent company, directly or indirectly, to Assured Guaranty Inc. and AG Asset Strategies LLC.<br>

\*\* As parent company, directly or indirectly, to Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Inc. and AG Asset Strategies LLC.<br>

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13G

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**Issuer:** Sound Point Direct Lending BDC

**Title of Class of Securities:** Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

**CUSIP Number:** 000000000

**Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement:** 02/13/2026

**Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:**

- [x] Rule 13d-1(b)

- [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

- [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

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| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons<br>Assured Guaranty Ltd. | Names of Reporting Persons<br>Assured Guaranty Ltd. |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] |
| 3. | SEC Use Only | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>D0 | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>D0 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 5. | Sole Voting Power<br>760000 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 6. | Shared Voting Power<br>0 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power<br>760000 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 8. | Shared Dispositive Power<br>0 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>760000 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>760000 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>21.7% | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>21.7% |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>HC | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>HC |

**Comment for Type of Reporting Person:** (1) Based on a total of 3,506,476 shares issued and outstanding as of January 30, 2026, as disclosed in Sound Point Direct Lending BDC's Form 10, filed on February 12, 2026.

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**Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:**
Sound Point Direct Lending BDC

**Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
C/O SOUND POINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, 375 PARK AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, New York, 10152

**Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:**
Assured Guaranty Ltd.

**Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:**
30 Woodbourne Ave, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM08 Bermuda

**Item 2(c). Citizenship:**
Bermuda

**Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:**
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

**Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:**
000000000

**Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:**

(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) [x] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) [ ] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), if filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

(k) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

**Item 4. Ownership:**

**(a) Amount beneficially owned:**

760,000

**(b) Percent of class:**

21.7%

**(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:**

**(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:**

760,000

**(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:**

0

**(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:**

760,000

**(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:**

0

**Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.**

[x] If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following.

**Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.**

This Schedule 13G is filed by Assured Guaranty Ltd., the ultimate parent of the subsidiary entities listed on Exhibit A. Each such entity may be deemed to beneficially own the securities to which this Schedule 13G applies.

**Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary**

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) as the ultimate parent of its wholly owned subsidiaries listed on Exhibit A hereto.

**Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group**

Not Applicable

**Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group**

Not Applicable

**Item 10. Certification:**

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Assured Guaranty Ltd.**

**Date:** 02/27/2026

**By:** /s/ Ling Chow

**Name & Title:** Ling Chow, General Counsel & Secretary