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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) (the “Company”) announced today that it will host its fourth quarter and full year 2023 investor conference call via public webcast on February 28, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The Company will report its fourth quarter results prior to the call the morning of February 28, 2024. To register for the investor call, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1654639&tp_key=d2cf505449 For those unabl.

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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund focuses on first-lien senior secured loans in low-default sectors. Blackstone Secured Lending reported a significant growth in net investment income and net income in Q3 2023. The fund maintains a strong liquidity position and declared a Q4 2023 dividend of $0.77 per share.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund delivered a 4.0% total NAV return, outperforming the sector once again. The BXSL closed-end fund is trading at a 6% premium to book value and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Net investment income fell in Q3 due to lower interest and fee income, higher incentive fees, and an increase in new shares.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. (NYSE:BXSL ) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2023 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Stacy Wang - Investor Relations Brad Marshall - Co-Chief Executive Officer Jon Bock - Co-Chief Executive Officer Carlos Whitaker - President Teddy Desloge - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo Robert Dodd - Raymond James Kenneth Lee - RBC Paul Johnson - KBW Melissa Wedel - JPMorgan Mark Hughes - Truist Arren Cyganovich - Citi Operator Good day and welcome to the Blackstone Secured Lending Third Quarter 2023 Investor Call.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) (the “Company”) announced today that it will host its third quarter investor conference call via public webcast on November 8, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The Company will report its third quarter results prior to the call the morning of November 8, 2023. To register for the investor call, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1632105&tp_key=bfd6cbc923 For those unable to listen to the live.