The annual meeting of the stockholders of Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. will now come to order. I will refer to Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. as the Company. I am Tom Hennigan, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Risk Officer of the Company, and I will chair this meeting. Mr. Joshua Lefkowitz will serve as the Secretary of the meeting. We will cover the election of two Directors and the ratification of the selection of the company's independent registered public accounting firm. Please note that there will be no Q&A session at this meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact investor relations after the meeting. To start, we will cover some administrative matters. First, Mr. Lefkowitz, will you please confirm proof of notice of the meeting?
I hereby confirm that the company's notice of Internet availability of proxy materials dated April 30, 2026, were mailed to holders of record of the company's common stock at the close of business on April 7, 2026, as evidenced by an affidavit signed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Thank you. Please file the affidavit of mailing with the minutes of the meeting. Next, we will appoint an Inspector of Elections. I hereby appoint Theresa Jung of Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management to act as the Inspector of Elections. She will determine, number one, the number of shares present at the meeting, number two, the existence of a quorum, and number three, the validity and effect of proxies, and to receive and calculate the votes on the matters to be acted upon at the meeting. Ms. Jung has executed an affidavit to execute her duties as an inspector faithfully. The Secretary will attach the affidavit to the minutes of the meeting.
Ms. Jung, do you have the certified lists of holders of the company's common stock at the close of business on the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at the meeting on April 7, 2026?
Yes, I have the list of holders of record of the company's common stock as of the record date certified by State Street Bank and Trust Company. There are 70 million, 125,943 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Thank you. We'll now determine the number of shares present at the meeting. Any stockholders present who have not submitted proxies may vote by following the instructions on the meeting website. If you have previously executed a proxy but now wish to vote virtually, you may do so, and it will revoke the proxy previously executed. Ms. Jung, please state the number of shares present, either virtually or by proxy.
There are present, either virtually or by proxy, a total of 41 million, 339,639 shares of common stock, representing a majority of the outstanding shares of the company entitled to vote at the meeting.
Thank you. With legal notice of the meeting having been given and a quorum being present, the meeting is lawfully convened and ready to transact business. As a reminder, any stockholder who is present and who wishes to vote may do so by following the instructions on the virtual meeting site. First item on the ballot is the election of each of Ms. Linda Pace and Mr. William H. Wright II as Class I Directors, each to serve for a three-year term until her or his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her or his earlier death, resignation, or removal. Each holder of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting will have the right to vote one for each share recorded in his or her name.
Any stockholder present who wish to vote on the election of the nominees should do so at this time by following the instructions on the virtual meeting site. The second item on the ballot is the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. Each holder of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting will have the right to one vote for each share recorded in his or her name. Any stockholders present who wish to vote on the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP should do so at this time by following the instructions on the virtual meeting site. With the presentation of the proposals complete, the ballots are now closed. Ms. Jung, will you please tally the votes?
The inspector's report having been filed, I report on the voting as follows: The motion to elect each nominee, Linda Pace and William H. Wright II, as Class I directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2029, and in each case, until her or his successor is duly elected or qualified, or until her or his earlier death, resignation, or removal, received a plurality of the votes represented at the meeting and voting on the proposal cast by holders of the company's common stock. Therefore, Ms. Pace and Mr. Wright are so elected.
The motion to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026, received a majority of the votes represented at the meeting and voting on the proposal cast by holders of the company's common stock. Therefore, the motion to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP has been adopted. There being no additional business, the meeting is hereby adjourned. Thank you for participating.