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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund — Q3 2022 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's earnings presentation, Nov 10, 2022

  1. Slide 1: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

    Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results NEW YORK — November 10, 2022 — Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL, or the “Company”) today reported its third quarter 2022 results. Brad Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, said, “BXSL repor

  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 o

  3. Slide 3: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Third Quarter 2022 Results

    Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Third Quarter 2022 Results NOVEMBER 10, 2022 This presentation should be read in conjunction with BXSL’s latest quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022. Numbers are approximate and may not add up due to rounding.

  4. Slide 4: Highlights

    BXSL HIGHLIGHTS  Powerful earnings expansion as ~100% floating rate portfolio yields benefit from higher interest rates. Net investment income of $0.80 per share in the quarter, up 29% from the prior quarter  Portfolio is well-positioned with no loans on non-accrual and solid company fundamentals.

  5. Slide 5: Third Quarter Results

    THIRD QUARTER RESULTS  Net investment income of $132 million, or $0.80 per share in the quarter, up 29% from $0.62 in the prior quarter  Net income of $96 million, or $0.58 per share in the quarter, up 23% from $0.47 in the Earning Summary prior quarter  Total dividends of $0.80 per share(1), res

  6. Slide 6: Material Growth in Net Investment Income

    MATERIAL GROWTH IN NET INVESTMENT INCOME  Net investment income growth driven by higher base rates benefitting portfolio yields, averaging 9.1% in the quarter up from 7.8% in the prior quarter. 76% of debt portfolio was LIBOR based as of quarter-end  Net investment income increased to $0.80 from $

  7. Slide 7: Third Quarter 2022 Selected Financial Highlights

    BXSL THIRD QUARTER 2022 SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) 3Q'21 3Q'22 3Q'21 LTM 3Q'22 LTM Operating results Net investment income $ 94 $ 132 $ 326 $ 451 Net income 110 96 459 405 Net investment income per share 0.63 0.80 2.34 2.69 Net income per share 0.74 0.58 3.

  8. Slide 8: Third Quarter 2022 Net Asset Value Bridge

    NET ASSET VALUE BRIDGE Third Quarter 2022 Net Asset Value Bridge ($ per share) $0.80 $0.09 $(0.60) $25.96 $25.89 (3) $25.76 $(0.22) $(0.20) (1) (2) (4) (2) 6/30/22 NAV Net investment Regular dividends Net realized Share repurchase 9/30/22 NAV before Special dividends 9/30/22 NAV income declared and

  9. Slide 9: Dividend Coverage History

    BXSL DIVIDEND COVERAGE HISTORY  Regular dividend increased to $0.60 per share from $0.53 per share with an additional $0.20 per share special dividend payable on November 14, 2022  Regular dividend exceeded by net investment income, with a dividend coverage ratio of 133%(1) $0.78 $0.80 Quarterly D

  10. Slide 10: Investment Activity

    BXSL INVESTMENT ACTIVITY  Portfolio fair market value increased to $9.7 billion at quarter end from $8.2 billion as of September 30, 2021  Net funded investment activity of $(373) million in the quarter: – New investment commitments of $272 million (at par); new investment fundings of $235 million

  11. Slide 11: Portfolio Characteristics

    BXSL PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS 97.9% 99.9% $9.7B of investments in first lien, of debt investments are investments at fair value senior secured debt(1) floating rate(1) 46.7% 172 0% Average loan to value portfolio companies non-accrual debt (LTV)(2)(3) investments(1) Portfolio Predominantly Portfoli

  12. Slide 12: Portfolio Construction

    BXSL PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION  Portfolio well-diversified across industries with no issuer accounting for more than 4% of the portfolio  Broad industry representation with largest exposures in software, health care providers & services, and professional services Top Ten Portfolio Companies(1,2) Top

  13. Slide 13: Funding Profile

    BXSL FUNDING PROFILE  Well structured, diversified capital structure with significant available liquidity  Well positioned for current environment with 58% of liabilities unsecured, fixed rate at 2.97% and a low level of debt maturities over the next few years with only 6% of commitments maturing

  14. Slide 14: Statements of Financial Condition

    BXSL STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ($ in millions, except per share data) 9/30/21 6/30/22 9/30/22 Assets Investments at fair value $ 8,223 $ 10,085 $ 9,672 Cash and cash equivalents 260 169 131 Interest receivable 52 72 68 Deferred financing costs 9 18 14 Receivable for investments 278 40 40 Oth

  15. Slide 15: Summary of Operating Results – Comparative

    BXSL SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS – COMPARATIVE ($ in millions, except share and per share data) 3Q'21 4Q'21 1Q'22 2Q'22 3Q'22 Investment income Interest income $ 165 $ 186 $ 171 $ 175 $ 213 Payment-in-kind interest income 1 5 9 11 11 Dividend income — 0 6 - - Fee income 0 1 0 1 3 Total investment i

  16. Slide 16: Supplemental Details

    Supplemental Details

  17. Slide 17: Selected Financial Highlights

    SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($ in millions, except share and per share data) 3Q'21 4Q'21 1Q'22 2Q'22 3Q'22 Operating results Net investment income $ 94 $ 111 $ 103 $ 105 $ 132 Net income 110 122 107 80 96 Net investment income per share 0.63 0.67 0.61 0.62 0.80 Net income per share 0.74 0.73 0.63

  18. Slide 18: Funding Sources Summary

    BXSL FUNDING SOURCES SUMMARY  No debt maturities until July 2023  $1.1B of liquidity in cash and undrawn debt(1) as of September 30, 2022 ($ in millions) Counterparty and Principal Total Outstanding Initial Date Entered Interest Rate Maturity Date Committed (Par) Jackson Hole Funding JPM – 11/16/1

  19. Slide 19: Important Disclosure Information

    Important Disclosure Information

  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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