Carlyle Secured Lending Re-Elects Directors
Shareholders also backed the continued engagement of Ernst & Young for the company’s 2025 audit cycle.
June 17, 2025
Carlyle Secured Lending Confirms Board Appointments, Ratifies Auditor Selection
Carlyle Secured Lending held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 9, 2025, and moved quickly through two key decisions: confirming the re-election of two board members and approving its independent auditor for the year ahead.
Stockholders voted to keep Leslie E. Bradford
and John G. Nestor
on the board as Class III directors. Each will serve a three-year term, continuing until a successor is appointed or their term ends earlier due to resignation, death, or removal. Bradford received approximately 21.3 million votes in favor, while Nestor secured just under 19.6 million. Nearly 18.9 million shares were recorded as broker non-votes—shares held by intermediaries but not voted due to the absence of specific shareholder instructions.
The agenda also included the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP
as Carlyle’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. This proposal passed with strong support:
- For: Over 46.5 million shares
- Against: Approximately 455,000 shares
- Abstain: About 379,000 shares
As of April 7, 2025—the record date for the meeting—72.9 million shares of common stock were eligible to vote. Just under 47.4 million shares were represented at the meeting, meeting the required quorum and allowing the vote to proceed.
These results reflect a clear shareholder preference for maintaining leadership continuity and sticking with a trusted audit partner. With these decisions locked in, Carlyle Secured Lending heads into the second half of the year with its governance and oversight structures aligned and in place.
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