8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENTREPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2020 (March 9, 2020)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213)830-6300

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 9, 2020, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the two proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2020, together with the voting results for each proposal. As of January 10, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 140,960,651 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies: John B. Frank and Bruce Zimmerman. The tabulation of votes was:

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, as set forth below.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.