{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"110919","rtpr_id":"nBw8yYQ6Ha","ticker":"BXSL","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["BXSL"],"title":"Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-06T10:50:00.165Z","article_body":"Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL or the “Company”) today\nreported its second-quarter 2026 results.\n\nBrad Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund,\nsaid, “BXSL reported healthy second-quarter earnings with no new assets\nplaced on non-accrual. During the quarter, new investment activity exceeded\n$300 million, while repayments increased to over $700 million. Our portfolio,\nwhich is primarily composed of first-lien senior secured debt, remains well\npositioned, underpinned by stable EBITDA growth across our borrowers. We\nmaintained a disciplined approach to deployment, leveraging the advantages of\nBlackstone’s scale, sourcing capabilities, and asset management expertise\nfor the benefit of our shareholders.”\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund issued a full detailed presentation of its\nsecond-quarter 2026 results, which can be viewed at www.bxsl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bxsl.com%2F&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=www.bxsl.com&index=1&md5=ea8ed8c24f883a631d9f50c37c76b626)\n.\n\nDividend Declaration\n\nThe Company's Board of Trustees has declared a third-quarter 2026 dividend of\n$0.77 per share to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026, payable on\nor about October 23, 2026.\n\nQuarterly Investor Call Details\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund will host its conference call today at 9:30\na.m. ET to discuss results. To register for the webcast, please use the\nfollowing link:\nhttps://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1767729&tp_key=6d012692ae\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1767729%26tp_key%3D6d012692ae&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1767729%26amp%3Btp_key%3D6d012692ae&index=2&md5=aa7497d4fd79bd7421c0611fb017c186)\n\nFor those unable to listen to the live broadcast, there will be a webcast\nreplay on the Shareholders section of BXSL’s website at https://ir.bxsl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fir.bxsl.com%2F&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fir.bxsl.com&index=3&md5=4d42cb52edd832a1785c82df609e46f5)\n.\n\nAbout Blackstone Secured Lending Fund\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL) is a specialty finance company\nthat invests primarily in the debt of private U.S. companies. As of June 30,\n2026, BXSL’s fair value of investments was approximately $13.4 billion. BXSL\nhas elected to be regulated as a business development company under the\nInvestment Company Act of 1940, as amended. BXSL is externally managed by\nBlackstone Private Credit Strategies LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser\nthat is an affiliate of Blackstone Inc. Blackstone Inc., together with its\nsubsidiaries, is the world’s largest alternative investment firm with over\n$1.3 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2026.\n\nForward-Looking Statements and Other Matters\n\nCertain information contained in this communication constitutes\n“forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements can be\nidentified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “outlook,”\n“indicator,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,”\n“continues,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “will,” “should,”\n“seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,”\n“scheduled,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “opportunity,”\n“leads,” “forecast,” “possible,” “confident,”\n“conviction,” “identified” or the negative versions of these words or\nother comparable words thereof. These may include BXSL’s financial estimates\nand their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, statements regarding\npending transactions, objectives and expectations with respect to future\noperations, statements regarding future performance, statements regarding\neconomic and market trends and statements regarding identified but not yet\nclosed investments. Such forward‐looking statements are subject to various\nrisks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors\nthat could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those\nindicated in such statements. BXSL believes these factors include but are not\nlimited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in\nits prospectus and annual report for the most recent fiscal year, and any such\nupdated factors included in its periodic filings with the Securities and\nExchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s\nwebsite at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=4&md5=ca9454665cb629512ad59ec7d0eeba49)\n. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in\nconjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this\ndocument (or BXSL’s prospectus and other filings). The forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as otherwise\nrequired by federal securities laws, BXSL undertakes no obligation to publicly\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future developments or otherwise.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260806209312/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260806209312/en/)\n\nInvestors \n\nStacy Wang, Head of Stakeholder Relations\n\nBlackstoneshareholderrelations@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Blackstoneshareholderrelations@blackstone.com) \n\n\nFund and Portfolio Inquiries \n\nJustin Farshidi\n\nJustin.Farshidi@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Justin.Farshidi@blackstone.com) \n+1 646-482-3823\n\n\n\nMedia \n\nThomas Clements\n\nThomas.Clements@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Thomas.Clements@blackstone.com) \n+1 646-482-6088\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw8yYQ6Ha","title":"Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"BXSL","created":"2026-08-06T10:50:00.165Z","tickers":["BXSL"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL or the “Company”) today\nreported its second-quarter 2026 results.\n\nBrad Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund,\nsaid, “BXSL reported healthy second-quarter earnings with no new assets\nplaced on non-accrual. During the quarter, new investment activity exceeded\n$300 million, while repayments increased to over $700 million. Our portfolio,\nwhich is primarily composed of first-lien senior secured debt, remains well\npositioned, underpinned by stable EBITDA growth across our borrowers. We\nmaintained a disciplined approach to deployment, leveraging the advantages of\nBlackstone’s scale, sourcing capabilities, and asset management expertise\nfor the benefit of our shareholders.”\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund issued a full detailed presentation of its\nsecond-quarter 2026 results, which can be viewed at www.bxsl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bxsl.com%2F&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=www.bxsl.com&index=1&md5=ea8ed8c24f883a631d9f50c37c76b626)\n.\n\nDividend Declaration\n\nThe Company's Board of Trustees has declared a third-quarter 2026 dividend of\n$0.77 per share to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026, payable on\nor about October 23, 2026.\n\nQuarterly Investor Call Details\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund will host its conference call today at 9:30\na.m. ET to discuss results. To register for the webcast, please use the\nfollowing link:\nhttps://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1767729&tp_key=6d012692ae\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1767729%26tp_key%3D6d012692ae&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.webcasts.com%2Fstarthere.jsp%3Fei%3D1767729%26amp%3Btp_key%3D6d012692ae&index=2&md5=aa7497d4fd79bd7421c0611fb017c186)\n\nFor those unable to listen to the live broadcast, there will be a webcast\nreplay on the Shareholders section of BXSL’s website at https://ir.bxsl.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fir.bxsl.com%2F&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fir.bxsl.com&index=3&md5=4d42cb52edd832a1785c82df609e46f5)\n.\n\nAbout Blackstone Secured Lending Fund\n\nBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL) is a specialty finance company\nthat invests primarily in the debt of private U.S. companies. As of June 30,\n2026, BXSL’s fair value of investments was approximately $13.4 billion. BXSL\nhas elected to be regulated as a business development company under the\nInvestment Company Act of 1940, as amended. BXSL is externally managed by\nBlackstone Private Credit Strategies LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser\nthat is an affiliate of Blackstone Inc. Blackstone Inc., together with its\nsubsidiaries, is the world’s largest alternative investment firm with over\n$1.3 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2026.\n\nForward-Looking Statements and Other Matters\n\nCertain information contained in this communication constitutes\n“forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements can be\nidentified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “outlook,”\n“indicator,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,”\n“continues,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “will,” “should,”\n“seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,”\n“scheduled,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “opportunity,”\n“leads,” “forecast,” “possible,” “confident,”\n“conviction,” “identified” or the negative versions of these words or\nother comparable words thereof. These may include BXSL’s financial estimates\nand their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, statements regarding\npending transactions, objectives and expectations with respect to future\noperations, statements regarding future performance, statements regarding\neconomic and market trends and statements regarding identified but not yet\nclosed investments. Such forward‐looking statements are subject to various\nrisks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors\nthat could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those\nindicated in such statements. BXSL believes these factors include but are not\nlimited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in\nits prospectus and annual report for the most recent fiscal year, and any such\nupdated factors included in its periodic filings with the Securities and\nExchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s\nwebsite at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54584646&newsitemid=20260806209312&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=4&md5=ca9454665cb629512ad59ec7d0eeba49)\n. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in\nconjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this\ndocument (or BXSL’s prospectus and other filings). The forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as otherwise\nrequired by federal securities laws, BXSL undertakes no obligation to publicly\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future developments or otherwise.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260806209312/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260806209312/en/)\n\nInvestors \n\nStacy Wang, Head of Stakeholder Relations\n\nBlackstoneshareholderrelations@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Blackstoneshareholderrelations@blackstone.com) \n\n\nFund and Portfolio Inquiries \n\nJustin Farshidi\n\nJustin.Farshidi@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Justin.Farshidi@blackstone.com) \n+1 646-482-3823\n\n\n\nMedia \n\nThomas Clements\n\nThomas.Clements@blackstone.com \n(mailto:Thomas.Clements@blackstone.com) \n+1 646-482-6088\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-06T10:50:00.26805713Z","server_sent_at_ms":1786013400268},"received_at":"2026-08-06T10:50:00.341Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260806209312/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"99923","press_release_id":"110919","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Specialized Finance","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"earnings","narrative":"BXSL reported Q2 2026 results, highlighting healthy earnings and noting that no new assets were placed on non-accrual during the quarter.\n\nNew investment activity exceeded $300 million while repayments rose to over $700 million, as the portfolio remains supported by stable EBITDA growth across borrowers.\n\nThe Board declared a Q3 dividend of $0.77 per share, payable on October 23, 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Q2 earnings show credit stability with no new non-accruals and a steady dividend."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"repayments":"$700 million","new_investments":"$300 million","dividend_per_share":0.77,"fair_value_investments":"$13.4 billion"}},"quotedText":"BXSL reported healthy second-quarter earnings with no new assets placed on non-accrual.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Brad Marshall","role":"Chief Executive Officer"},{"name":"Stacy Wang","role":"Head of Stakeholder Relations"},{"name":"Justin Farshidi","role":"Fund and Portfolio Inquiries"},{"name":"Thomas Clements","role":"Media"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Blackstone Secured Lending Fund","ticker":"BXSL"},{"name":"Blackstone Private Credit Strategies LLC","relationship":"investment adviser"},{"name":"Blackstone Inc.","ticker":"BX","relationship":"parent"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$300 million","context":"new investment activity"},{"amount":"$700 million","context":"repayments"},{"amount":"$13.4 billion","context":"fair value of investments"},{"amount":"$1.3 trillion","context":"Blackstone Inc. assets under management"},{"amount":"$0.77","context":"quarterly dividend per share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Standard quarterly earnings release confirming healthy earnings performance and stable credit quality with no new non-accruals. 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