EX-99.(17)(b)

GOLDMAN SACHS MIDDLE MARKET LENDING CORP.

71 S WACKER DR

SUITE 500

CHICAGO, IL 60606

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GOLDMAN SACHS MIDDLE MARKET LENDING CORP.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:		For	Against	Abstain
1.	Adopt the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 11, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GSBD”), Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (“MMLC”), Evergreen Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of GSBD, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (such proposal is referred to herein as the “MMLC Merger Proposal”), which proposal is contingent upon the proposal listed below; and	☐	☐	☐
2.	Approve an amended and restated certificate of incorporation of GSBD, which would restrict stockholders that acquire shares of GSBD common stock, $0.001 par value per share, pursuant to the merger from transferring such shares for certain periods of time (such proposal is referred to herein as the “MMLC Charter Amendment Proposal”), which proposal is contingent upon approval of the MMLC Merger Proposal.	☐	☐	☐

Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.	☐	☐
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]             Date         Signature (Joint Owners) Date        

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GOLDMAN SACHS MIDDLE MARKET LENDING CORP. Special Meeting of Stockholders [TBD] [TBD] This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
	The Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. (“MMLC,” “we,” “our” and “us”) for use at the Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), to be held at the offices of (TBD), on (TBD), and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Much of the information in the Proxy Statement is required under rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and some of it is technical in nature. The undersigned stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Caroline Kraus, Secretary of MMLC, and Joseph McClain, Assistant Secretary of MMLC, or either of them, as proxies of the undersigned, each with power to appoint her or his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote at the Meeting and any postponement and adjournment thereof.
	This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. The proxies are also authorized, in their discretion, to vote upon such other matters as may come before the Meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof. Continued and to be signed on reverse side