Blackstone Secured Lending Fund : Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K
September 18, 2023 at 06:49 am EDT
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 15, 2023, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the "Company") held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Because 105,963,925 shares of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, or approximately 64.05% of the 165,417,398 total shares of the Company's common shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy, a quorum was present at the meeting, as required by the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws. The immediately following charts set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstention votes and broker non-votes,with respect to each matter voted upon by the stockholders.
Proposal 1 - Election of Trustees
The following two individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Trustees to serve as trustees until the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or if later, until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Robert Bass
18,318,432
16,961,952
Michelle Greene
22,258,803
13,021,581
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.
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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Companyâs investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. It generally invests at least 80% of its total assets in secured debt investments. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives primarily through originated loans and other securities, including syndicated loans, of private United States companies, typically in the form of first lien senior secured and unitranche loans (including first out/last out loans), and to a lesser extent, second lien, third lien, unsecured and subordinated loans and other debt and equity securities. It invests across various sectors, which includes aerospace and defense, air freight and logistics, building products, commercial services and supplies, health care providers and services and others. The Company is externally managed by Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC.
BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND 
