UNITED STATES
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On September 16, 2025, AB Private Lending Fund (the “Fund”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Fund’s shareholders approved three proposals by the requisite vote. The issued and outstanding shares of common shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 5,431,293.17 common shares of beneficial interest outstanding on the record date, July 29, 2025. Of the eligible shares of common shares to be voted, 4,400,000.000 were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. To re-elect J. Brent Humphries as a Class I trustee of the Fund, for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
| J. Brent Humphries |
4,400,000.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. To re-elect Terry Sebastian as a Class I trustee of the Fund, for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||
| Terry Sebastian |
4,400,000.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||||||
Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 4,400,000.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: September 19, 2025 | AB PRIVATE LENDING FUND | |||||
| By: | /s/ Leon Hirth | |||||
| Leon Hirth | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||