Thank you, and good morning. I am Michael Occi, CEO of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. From time to time, I will refer to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund as the company. As presiding officer, I hereby call this meeting to order and welcome you to the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders of the company. On behalf of management, I'd like to thank those stockholders who are participating today via this virtual meeting for your attendance and interest. I also want to thank the many stockholders who submitted their proxies. I'm also joined by certain officers and directors of the company. The meeting today will not have a Q&A session. If you have any questions relating to the company or today's meeting, please email your questions to msdl@morganstanley.com. The company has appointed Christopher J. Woods, a representative of American Election Services, LLC, to act as Inspector of Election.
A copy of the Inspector's Oath of Office and Affidavits of Distribution to Stockholders of Record as of April 6th, 2026 for the company will be filed with and made part of the minutes of this meeting. A list of the stockholders of record who are entitled to vote at this meeting, which has been prepared in accordance with Delaware corporate law and the bylaws of the company, has been made available prior to this meeting, as required by Delaware corporate law. Copies of the proxy statement and the 2025 annual report on Form 10-K of the company are available for inspection or reference during the course of this meeting. Mr. Woods has informed me that we have a quorum present for the conduct of business. I now declare this meeting duly convened, properly organized, and competent to transact business.
I will now open the floor to the consideration of the two items of business for the company described in the notice of the annual meeting. The first order of business on our agenda is the election of two directors to the board of directors of the company, who will each serve a three-year term and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation, removal, death, or incapacity. The persons nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the full board of directors of the company are David N. Miller and Kevin Shannon. The second order of business on our agenda is the proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The polls have been open since the beginning of the meeting.
Information regarding the election of directors and the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm is provided in the proxy statement that was accessible as described in the notice of the annual meeting. Accordingly, I will dispense with any preliminary explanation and declare the polls open for balloting. Stockholders that have not already voted by proxy prior to this meeting or that wish to revoke their proxy and vote on their own behalf at this meeting should vote now by using the Vote Here button on their screen. The polls are now closed. This concludes the voting portion of the meeting. We will take a moment while the Inspector of Election counts the ballots and proxies. The Inspector of Election has notified me that the ballots and proxies have been counted.
Will the Secretary of the company please present the results of the balloting?
I report the results of the balloting, as provided by the Inspector of Election, are as follows. The following individuals have been elected as directors of the company: David N. Miller and Kevin Shannon. Deloitte & Touche LLP has been ratified to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the company for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026.
On the basis of the reports provided by the Inspector of Election and Secretary, I declare that all of the proposals that have been presented for the company at this time have been approved by its stockholders. There being no further business, I declare that the annual meeting of stockholders is hereby adjourned, and I would like to conclude by thanking everyone for participating in our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
This now concludes the meeting. Thank you for joining. Have a pleasant day.