# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002065812
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-065368
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 9603
**Document Hash:** 089a21c1c8459020134a1c6384e1fe45
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-065368.hdr.sgml**: 20250702

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-065368

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 425

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 6

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250702

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250702

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** New FS Specialty Lending Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002065812

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 334638504
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 425
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-24080
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251102128

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8776288575

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19112
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FS Specialty Lending Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001501729

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 425

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 215-495-1150

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19112

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FS Energy & Power Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20100920

Filed by FS Specialty Lending Fund

pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed under Rule 14a-6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: New FS Specialty Lending Fund

File No. of Registration Statement: 333-286859

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