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): August 4, 2021
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY | 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
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| Item 5.02 | Appointment of Certain Officers |
On August 4, 2021, the board of trustees (the “Board”) of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company”) appointed Katherine Rubenstein as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Ms. Rubenstein, born in 1978, is a Managing Director in Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (“Blackstone Credit”) and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and of Blackstone Private Credit Fund. Since joining The Blackstone Group, Inc. (“Blackstone”) in 2015, Ms. Rubenstein created and led the GSO Advantage platform (now Blackstone Credit Advantage), which brings Blackstone’s broad set of capabilities to drive operational efficiencies and growth for Blackstone Credit’s portfolio companies. She subsequently created and led the Blackstone Advantage program, focusing on building networks and expanding access to resources for portfolio companies across Blackstone business units. Ms. Rubenstein is on the Blackstone Charitable Foundation Leadership Council and on the Board of Let’s Get Ready, a non-profit organization that provides low-income and first generation to college students support to gain admission to and graduate from college. Before joining Blackstone, Ms. Rubenstein originated senior secured loans and equipment finance opportunities in the industrial, consumer, and retail sectors for GE Capital and prior to that worked in brand management at World Kitchen. Ms. Rubenstein received an MBA from The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where she was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and an AB from Dartmouth College.
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.
| BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND | ||||||
| Date: August 5, 2021 | By: | /s/ Marisa J. Beeney | ||||
| Name: Marisa J. Beeney | ||||||
| Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||