AB Private Lending Fund Reports 2026 Annual Meeting Vote Results

What Happened AB Private Lending Fund (the “Fund”) filed an 8-K after its annual meeting on August 3, 2026, reporting that shareholders approved four proposals by the requisite vote. The Fund had 6,604,286 common shares outstanding on the record date (June 12, 2026), and 4,716,152 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum. Shareholders re-elected Matthew Bass and John G. Jordan as Class II trustees (three-year terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting), ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, and approved a new investment advisory agreement with AB Private Credit Investors LLC.

Key Details

• Record date and shares outstanding: 6,604,286 common shares (record date June 12, 2026).
• Shares represented/voting at meeting: 4,716,152 (quorum).
• Trustee re-elections: Matthew Bass and John G. Jordan each received 4,716,152 votes for, 0 withheld, 0 broker non-votes.
• Auditor and advisory approvals: PwC ratified as independent auditor (4,716,152 for, 0 against/abstain); new investment advisory agreement with AB Private Credit Investors LLC approved (4,716,152 for, 0 against/abstain).

Why It Matters These outcomes confirm governance continuity (trustees re-elected) and formalize the Fund’s adviser relationship and auditor for 2026. Approval of a new investment advisory agreement is a material governance event because it governs how the Fund is managed and compensated; shareholders who want details on fees or terms should review the advisory agreement and related disclosures in the Fund’s other filings. The unanimous voting results among shares present indicate clear shareholder support for the proposals.