# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001885778
**File Stem:** 0001641172-25-024143
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 7202
**Document Hash:** 1bc34b8c14003d49e77292028d7a707e
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001641172-25-024143.hdr.sgml**: 20250814

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001641172-25-024143

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20240508

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250814

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250814

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001279913

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23748
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251220669

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE BRYANT PARK
- **STREET 2:** 38TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-500-3123

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE BRYANT PARK
- **STREET 2:** 38TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036

**FORMER NAME:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040212
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** John Hancock Marathon Asset-Based Lending Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001885778

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-663-2261

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210930

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

## FORM 4/A

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LP<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.<br>ONE BRYANT PARK, 38TH FLOOR<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>NEW YORK, NY 10036<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2024-05-08 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)<br>_Sub-Advisor_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>John Hancock Marathon Asset-Based Lending Fund [ NA ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class I Shares | 2024-05-08 |  | J<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 133283.88<sup>(1)</sup> | D | 0.00<sup>(1)</sup> | 2401685.74<sup>(2)(3)</sup> | D |  |
| Class I Shares | 2024-10-22 |  | J<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 209446.12<sup>(1)</sup> | D | 0.00<sup>(1)</sup> | 2192239.62 | D |  |
| Class I Shares | 2024-10-30 |  | J<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 3461.92<sup>(1)</sup> | D | 0.00<sup>(1)</sup> | 2188777.70 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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### Footnotes:

(1) Reflects transfers of Class I Shares by the Reporting Person to limited partners of the Reporting Person in exchange for no payments.

(2) Includes 34,969.620 Class I Shares received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

(3) On December 13, 2024, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 (the "Original Form 4") that disclosed an erroneous number of Class I Shares received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan. This Form 4/A is being filed to amend and restate Table I of the Original Form 4, including the footnotes thereto, to disclose the correct number of Class I Shares received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan.

**Signature:** /s/ Jamie Raboy, Authorized Person of Marathon Asset Management GP, L.L.C.,general partner of Marathon Asset Management, L.P.  
**Date:** 2025-08-14

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**