Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K reports the results of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, held on June 2, 2025. The record date for the meeting was April 4, 2025, with 87,920,526 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.
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 and voting outcomes.
Material Changes and Voting Results
A quorum was established with 65,681,345 shares present or represented by proxy. All proposals submitted were approved by the requisite vote.
- Proposal 1 (Election of Directors):
- Bruce D. Frank: 18,768,985 votes For; 9,626,046 votes Withhold; 37,286,314 Broker Non-Votes.
- Adam Metz: 17,575,996 votes For; 10,819,035 votes Withhold; 37,286,314 Broker Non-Votes.
- Proposal 2 (Ratification of Auditors): Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Votes For: 64,223,117
- Votes Against: 866,607
- Votes Abstain: 591,621
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the appointment of Bruce D. Frank and Adam Metz to the Board of Directors for three-year terms.
- Confirm the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditor for the 2025 fiscal year.
- Note the significant number of broker non-votes (37,286,314) on the director election proposals.
- Review the full proxy statement for detailed biographical information on the elected directors.