BXSL (NYSE: BXSL) holders back board nominees and Deloitte for 2025

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund reported the results of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on September 25, 2025. A quorum was achieved, with 164,302,491 common shares present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 71.53% of the 229,680,609 total shares entitled to vote.

Shareholders elected three Class I trustees – Vikrant Sawhney, James F. Clark and Vicki L. Fuller – to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Sawhney received 69,529,301 votes for and 1,006,856 withheld. Clark received 37,645,106 votes for and 32,891,051 withheld, while Fuller received 37,930,661 votes for and 32,605,496 withheld. Each nominee was subject to 93,766,334 broker non-votes.

Shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, with 163,010,124 votes for, 875,779 against and 416,588 abstentions.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2025

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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware		814-01299		82-7020632
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, New York 10154
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(212) 503-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value per share		BXSL		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 25, 2025, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Because 164,302,491 shares of the Company’s common shares of beneficial interest, or approximately 71.53% of the 229,680,609 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 Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Below are the final voting results for the following two proposals submitted to the Company’s shareholders, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, dated July 2, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Proposal 1 - Election of Trustees

The following three individuals were elected as Class I trustees for the Company’s Board of Trustees to serve as trustees until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or if later, until such trustee’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Vikrant Sawhney		69,529,301		1,006,856		93,766,334
James F. Clark		37,645,106		32,891,051		93,766,334
Vicki L. Fuller		37,930,661		32,605,496		93,766,334

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, 2025

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
163,010,124		875,779		416,588

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 26, 2025		BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND
		By:		/s/ Lucie Enns
		Name:		Lucie Enns
		Title:		Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

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FAQ

What did Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) report in this Form 8-K?

The Company reported the final voting results from its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including trustee elections and the ratification of its independent registered public accounting firm.

How many BXSL shares were represented at the 2025 Annual Meeting and was there a quorum?

A total of 164,302,491 common shares were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 71.53% of the 229,680,609 shares entitled to vote, which satisfied the quorum requirement.

Which trustees were elected at Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

Shareholders elected Vikrant Sawhney, James F. Clark and Vicki L. Fuller as Class I trustees to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

What were the vote totals for the BXSL trustee nominees?

Vikrant Sawhney received 69,529,301 votes for and 1,006,856 withheld. James F. Clark received 37,645,106 votes for and 32,891,051 withheld. Vicki L. Fuller received 37,930,661 votes for and 32,605,496 withheld. Each nominee had 93,766,334 broker non-votes.

Did shareholders of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP?

Yes. Shareholders ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, with 163,010,124 votes for, 875,779 against and 416,588 abstentions.

What proposals were on the agenda at BXSL’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

There were two proposals: (1) the election of three Class I trustees to the Board of Trustees, and (2) the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.