Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-154956
Chunk: 6

Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 holders of one third of the shares entitled to vote on any matter at the Meeting present at the Meeting or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at the Meeting for purposes of conducting business. Whether or not a quorum is present, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned for any lawful purpose by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Trustees (or their designees) or a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question of adjourning a meeting. Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned one or more times without further notice not later than 120 days after the Record Date. A shareholder vote may be taken on one of the proposals in this proxy statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received for approval and it is otherwise appropriate. If a quorum is present, the persons named as proxies will vote “FOR” any proposal in favor of such adjournment and “AGAINST” any proposal against such adjournment. What is the required vote for approval of each proposal? Election of Trustees. The affirmative vote of a plurality of all the votes cast in the election of Trustees at the Meeting is required to elect the Nominees. Plurality voting simply means that the number of Nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes cast at the Meeting will be elected. Neither a properly executed proxy marked “withhold” nor “broker non-votes”will affect the outcome of this proposal, although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The affirmative vote of a majority of common shares of beneficial interest present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal is required to ratify the appointment of Deloitte to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the approval of the resolution in this proposal. Brokerage firms have the authority under the NYSE rules to cast votes on certain “routine” matters if they do not receive instructions. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm is considered a “routine” matter for which brokerage firms may vote shares for which they did not receive instructions from beneficial owners. Because brokers will have discretionary authority to vote for the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in the event that they do not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares, there will not be any broker