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): September 16, 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 Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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	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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

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 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

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.

	BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND
Date: September 19, 2022
	By:	/s/ Marisa J. Beeney
	Name:	Marisa J. Beeney
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary