Item 5.02. Departure of Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers.

On January 5, 2023, the board of trustees of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the "Fund") appointed Jonathan Bock to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, effective as of January 10, 2023. Mr. Bock will serve alongside Brad Marshall, who will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Fund.

Mr. Bock, born 1982, is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Market Research for Blackstone's credit investment platform. Prior to joining Blackstone, Jonathan was the Chief Executive Officer of Barings BDC. In addition to this role, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of Barings Private Credit Corporation, and Chief Financial Officer of Barings Capital Investment Corporation, Barings Corporate Investors, and Barings Participation Investors. Prior to joining Barings in July 2018, Jonathan was a Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities specializing in business development companies (BDCs). He has actively followed the BDC space since 2006 and was the chief author of a leading BDC quarterly research publication: the BDC Scorecard. His research is often cited by Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and other prominent financial publications. He is also published in the Journal of Alternative Investments. Prior to Wells Fargo, Jonathan followed the BDC industry at Stifel Nicolaus & Company and A.G. Edwards Inc. Prior to entering sell-side research in 2006, Jonathan was an equity portfolio manager/analyst at Busey Wealth Management in Champaign, Illinois. Jonathan holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois College of Business and is a member of the CFA Institute.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Bock and any director or executive officer of the Fund, and he is not a party to any transaction that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits





(d) Exhibits



Exhibit Number         Description

99.1                     Press Release of Blackstone Inc., dated January 10, 2023.


104                    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                       XBRL document)

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