Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K reports on the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held by Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on September 25, 2025. The filing details the voting results for the election of trustees and the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report focuses exclusively on corporate governance events and shareholder voting outcomes.
Material Changes and Voting Results
A quorum was established with 164,302,491 shares present, representing approximately 71.53% of the 229,680,609 total shares entitled to vote. The following proposals were approved:
- Proposal 1: Election of Trustees
- Vikrant Sawhney: Elected with 69,529,301 votes for; 1,006,856 votes withheld.
- James F. Clark: Elected with 37,645,106 votes for; 32,891,051 votes withheld.
- Vicki L. Fuller: Elected with 37,930,661 votes for; 32,605,496 votes withheld.
- All three individuals serve as Class I trustees until the 2028 Annual Meeting.
- Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditors
- Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Votes For: 163,010,124
- Votes Against: 875,779
- Votes Abstained: 416,588
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. The document is limited to the disclosure of voting results.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the total share count and quorum threshold in the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
- Review the definitive proxy statement dated July 2, 2025, for detailed biographies of the elected trustees and the rationale for the auditor appointment.
- Confirm the term end date for the newly elected Class I trustees (2028 Annual Meeting).
- Note the significant number of broker non-votes (93,766,334) recorded for the trustee election.