UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2020 (March 31, 2020)

OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 419-3000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 31, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Restated Advisory Agreement”) with its investment adviser, Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”). The Restated Advisory Agreement is substantially the same as the prior Amended and Restated Investment Advisory  Agreement, except that the management fee payable to the Adviser has been reduced from 1.50% to 1.00% when the Company’s asset coverage ratio, calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 is below 200%

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Restated Advisory Agreement and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions in such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 1, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, included herewith as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that on March 31, 2020 the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of the Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, the Company’s asset coverage requirements applicable to senior securities will be reduced from 200% to 150%, effective on March 31, 2021 (unless the Company receives earlier shareholder approval).

On April 1, 2020, the Company issued an Investor Presentation, included herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.