Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp 8-K, filed Mar 4, 2026
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL)
About this 8-K
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp filed this 8-K on March 4, 2026, reporting on events of March 3, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Annual Meeting
On March 3, 2026, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 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 proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2026, together with the voting results for each proposal. As of January 5, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 88,085,523 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 until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies: John B. Frank and Bruce Zimmerman. The tabulation of votes was:
| Name |
Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| John B. Frank |
33,749,567 | 2,303,930 | 23,312,367 | |||||||||
| Bruce Zimmerman |
33,868,064 | 2,185,433 | 23,312,367 | |||||||||
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, 2026, as set forth below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain | ||
| 58,021,388 | 842,271 | 502,205 |
Special Meeting
On March 3, 2026, the Company also held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to consider a proposal to authorize the Company, with the approval of the Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock at a price below its then current net asset value per share, provided that the number of shares issued does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock. The Special Meeting was adjourned, without voting upon the proposal, as not enough outstanding shares were present or represented by proxy to constitute the quorum required for the Special Meeting.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher McKown | ||||
| Name: Christopher McKown | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||