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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund — Q1 2024 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's earnings presentation, May 8, 2024

  1. Slide 1: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

    Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports First Quarter 2024 Results NEW YORK — May 8, 2024 — Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL, or the “Company”) today reported its first quarter 2024 results. Brad Marshall and Jonathan Bock, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, s

  2. Slide 2: About BXSL and Forward-Looking Statements

    For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, there will be a webcast replay on the Shareholders section of BXSL’s website at https://ir.bxsl.com. About Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL) is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in the debt

  3. Slide 3: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund First Quarter 2024 Results

    Blackstone Secured Lending Fund First Quarter 2024 Results MAY 8, 2024 This presentation should be read in conjunction with BXSL’s latest quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024. Numbers are approximate and may not add up due to rounding.

  4. Slide 4: Highlights

    HIGHLIGHTS  BXSL is designed with the aim to protect capital with a senior secured debt focus  Powerful earnings capacity as the portfolio of 98.8%(1) floating rate debt continued to benefit from an elevated interest rate environment  Portfolio is well positioned with investments in companies wit

  5. Slide 5: First Quarter Results

    FIRST QUARTER RESULTS  Net investment income of $166 million, or $0.87 per share in the quarter, compared to $0.96 per share in the prior quarter and $0.93 per share in 1Q 2023  Net income of $184 million, or $0.96 per share in the quarter, compared to $0.88 per share in the prior quarter and $0.8

  6. Slide 6: First Quarter 2024 Selected Financial Highlights

    FIRST QUARTER 2024 SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) 1Q'23 1Q'24 1Q'23 LTM 1Q'24 LTM Operating results Net investment income $ 149 $ 166 $ 530 $ 671 Net income 139 184 436 657 Net investment income per share 0.93 0.87 3.25 3.84 Net income per share 0.86 0.96 2.67

  7. Slide 7: Portfolio Characteristics

    PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS 98.5% 98.8% $10.4B of investments are first lien, of investments are floating rate debt(1) investments at fair value senior secured debt(1) 47.8% 210 0.1% average loan-to-value portfolio companies non-accrual debt investments(4) (LTV)(2)(3) Portfolio Predominantly Portfolio

  8. Slide 8: Portfolio Construction

    PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION  Broad industry representation with largest exposures in software, health care providers & services, professional services and commercial services & supplies  Diversified portfolio across issuers with no single issuer accounting for more than 4% of the portfolio Top Ten Port

  9. Slide 9: Dividend Coverage History

    DIVIDEND COVERAGE HISTORY  Regular dividend of $0.77 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 11.5%(1)  Our dividend is exceeded by net investment income, with a dividend coverage ratio of 113%(2) Historical Quarterly Dividends Per Share ($)(3) $1.06 $0.95 $0.96 $0.93 $0.90 $0.87 $0

  10. Slide 10: Summary of Operating Results

    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS ($ in millions, except share and per share data) 1 Q'23 1 Q'24 1 Q'23 LTM 1 Q'24 LTM I nv e s tm ent I ncom e Interest Income $ 254 $ 283 $ 880 $ 1,118 Payment-in-kind interest income 10 20 41 58 Dividend income - - 3 0 Fee Income 1 0 5 6 Total inv e s tm e nt incom e $

  11. Slide 11: Summary Statements of Financial Condition

    SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ($ in millions, except per share data) 3/31 /2023 1 2/31 / 2023 3/31 /2024 As s ets Investments at fair value $ 9,626 $ 9,868 $ 10,439 Cash and cash equivalents 103 155 148 Interest receivable 78 94 103 Deferred financing costs 15 16 15 Receivable for invest

  12. Slide 12: Investment Activity

    INVESTMENT ACTIVITY  Net funded investment activity of $532 million in the quarter: – New investment commitments of approximately $1.2 billion at par, and investment fundings of $719 million – Proceeds from sales and repayments of $187 million Originations and Fundings Investment Activity Summary (

  13. Slide 13: Funding Profile

    FUNDING PROFILE  Well-structured, diversified, efficient capital structure with significant available liquidity  Well positioned for the current environment with 53% of liabilities unsecured, at a 2.88% fixed coupon and only $800 million of debt maturities within the next two years  BXSL maintain

  14. Slide 14: Supplemental Details

    Supplemental Details 14

  15. Slide 15: First Quarter 2024 Net Asset Value Bridge

    FIRST QUARTER 2024 NET ASSET VALUE BRIDGE $0.87 $0.09 $0.02 $26.87 $26.66 $(0.77) 12/31/23 NAV Net investment Regular dividend Net realized and unrealized Net increase from capital share 3/31/24 NAV income (1) declared (2) gain (loss) (1) transactions (1) The per share data was derived by using the

  16. Slide 16: Summary of Operating Results – Comparative

    SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS – COMPARATIVE ($ in millions, except share and per share data) 1Q'23 2Q'23 3Q'23 4Q'23 1Q'24 Investment Income Interest Income $ 254 $ 274 $ 272 $ 288 $ 283 Payment-in-kind interest income 10 11 11 15 20 Dividend income - 0 0 0 - Fee Income 1 5 1 1 0 Total investment inc

  17. Slide 17: Selected Financial Highlights

    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($ in millions, except share and per share data) 1Q'23 2Q'23 3Q'23 4Q'23 1Q'24 Operating results Net investment income $ 149 $ 171 $ 161 $ 172 $ 166 Net income 139 145 171 157 184 Net investment income per share 0.93 1.06 0.95 0.96 0.87 Net income per share 0.86 0.90 1.

  18. Slide 18: Funding Sources Summary

    FUNDING SOURCES SUMMARY  $1.4B of liquidity in cash and undrawn debt (subject to borrowing base availability) as of March 31, 2024(1) ($ in millions) Cou n terparty an d Prin c ipal Total O u tstan din g In terest Rate Matu rity Date In itial Date En tered Co mmitted ( Par) (2) Jackson Hole Funding

  19. Slide 19: Important Disclosure Information

    Important Disclosure Information 19

  20. Slide 20: Forward Looking Statements

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain information contained in this communication constitutes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward

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