Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 16, 2022, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the "Company") held its
2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Because 96,247,460
shares of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, or approximately
57.90% of the 166,205,462 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 three individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Trustees
to serve as trustees until the later of the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Trustee/Nominee Class Votes For Votes Withheld
Independent Trustees/Nominees
James F. Clark Class I 27,875,079 2,788,643
Vicki L. Fuller Class I 27,853,554 2,810,168
Interested Trustee/Nominee
Vikrant Sawhney Class I 27,844,279 2,819,443
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, 2022
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was
ratified.
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
95,524,867 519,965 202,628
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