8-K

Date: May 3, 2022

BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND

/s/ Marisa J. Beeney

Marisa J. Beeney

Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2022

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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)				(Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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

BSXL

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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Item 5.02 Election of Directors; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

Effective May 2, 2022, the board of trustees (the “Board”) of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Fund”) appointed Michelle Greene to the Board and as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, and Compensation Committee. Ms. Greene’s appointment brings the total number of trustees on the Board to seven, five of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Ms. Greene is President Emeritus and a Board member and Advisor to the Long-Term Stock Exchange (“LTSE”), a venture-backed, SEC-approved National Market System exchange with listing standards designed to support companies seeking to partner with long-term shareholders, engage a broad group of stakeholders and build their businesses over time. In this role, she provides guidance to executives on governance and policy issues, including related to ESG, the role of the board, long-term investor and stakeholder engagement and IPOs. She also is a Fellow at the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, which works with executives, investors, and scholars to align business decisions and investments with the long-term health of society and the planet. Prior to LTSE, Ms. Greene was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Responsibility at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where she launched and led its global ESG team, advised Fortune 500 companies on sustainability programs and served as Executive Director of the NYSE Foundation. Previously, she served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under two administrations, working on financial markets policy, including government response to the 2008 financial crisis and policy development on financial inclusion. Ms. Greene was also a Consultant at McKinsey & Company and led the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, having begun her career as a corporate securities lawyer. Ms. Greene has been a member of recent Aspen Institute working groups on employee voice on corporate boards and executive compensation and previously served on World Economic Forum advisory boards on financial inclusion and gender parity. She was previously Executive Director of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion, a member of the White House Council on Women and Girls and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Ms. Greene graduated from Dartmouth College and received a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Ms. Greene has not been elected to serve as a trustee pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Fund or any other person, and there are no transactions in which Ms. Greene has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Greene will receive the standard compensation paid by the Fund to its trustees that are not “interested persons.”

Effective May 3, 2022, in light of new responsibilities and time commitments within Blackstone Credit, Daniel H. Smith, Jr. resigned from his position as a trustee of the Fund. Mr. Smith’s resignation was not a result of any disagreement with the Fund on any matter relating to the Fund’s operations, policies or practices. The Fund is grateful to Mr. Smith for his dedicated service to the Fund since its inception.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

99.1	Press Release of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, dated May 3, 2022.

SIGNATURE

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.