Appendix E
Introduction
This Independent Members’ Code of Ethics and Securities Trading Policy (the “Code”) has been adopted by Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (“SLX”) and Sixth Street Lending Partners (“SLP,” and together with SLX, the “Companies”) in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). In the Code, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Companies, unless otherwise specified.
Our reputation in the investment community, with our investors and with those individuals and organizations with which we have contact depends upon the manner in which we conduct our affairs. To that end, we have adopted the Code to guide us and to help us ensure that we comply with all applicable federal laws, rules and regulations. Our overriding goal is to comply with our fiduciary duty to the Companies.
If you have any doubt as to the appropriateness of any activity, believe that you have violated the Code or become aware of a violation of the Code by another individual, you should promptly consult the Chief Compliance Officer.
Definitions
(A) “Beneficial Ownership” means any opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in the profit from any transaction in securities. It also includes transactions over which you exercise investment discretion, even if you do not share in the profits. (See “Personal Trading Policies and Procedures” for a list of securities for which persons are generally presumed to have Beneficial Ownership, for purposes of the Code.)
(B) “Chief Compliance Officer” means the Chief Compliance Officer of each Company.
(C) “Compliance Manual” means the Rule 38a-1 Compliance Manual of each of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. and Sixth Street Lending Partners, as amended.
(D) “Covered Person” means any director/trustee of a Company who is not an “interested person” of the Company within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, commonly referred to as “disinterested directors/trustees.”
(E) “Covered Security” means a security, as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act, to wit: any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security (including a certificate of deposit) or on any group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a “security,” or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.
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