Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-154956
Chunk: 25

Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 25
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 on investment strategy). The co-investment is generally allocated to the Company, any other Blackstone Credit & Insurance BDCs (including BCRED) and the other Blackstone and Blackstone Credit & Insurance funds participating in the investment pro rata based on available capital in the applicable asset class. If the Advisers determine that such investment is not appropriate for the Company or that the Company should not participate, the investment will not be allocated to the Company.

Statement of Policy Regarding Transactions with Related Persons

The Board has adopted a written statement of policy regarding transactions with affiliated parties, including related persons (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K). The Board will conduct quarterly reviews of any potential related party transactions brought to its attention and, during these reviews, will consider any conflicts of interest brought to its attention pursuant to the Company’s compliance policies and procedures. The Independent Trustees are required to review, approve or ratify any transactions with related persons. Each of the Company’s Trustees and executive officers is instructed and periodically reminded to inform the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer or designee of any potential related party transactions.

In the ordinary course of our business, we and our subsidiaries may buy loans from and sell loans to other investors, including QIA or its subsidiaries, on an arm’s-length basis. As a result of its ownership of more than 5% of the Company’s common shares, QIA is considered to be a “related person” under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased a loan from QIA with a par value of $3.4 million for a total cash purchase price based on then-current fair value (at the time of purchase) of $3.4 million.

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PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Deloitte & Touche LLP has been appointed by the Board to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Deloitte acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Company knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of Deloitte in the Company. A representative of Deloitte will be present at the Meeting, and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if asked, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. Although action by the shareholders on this matter is not required