Company: TSI
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: N-2
Source: 0001193125-25-177098
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Company: TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: N-2
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 in a reduction of the net asset value of the Common Stock. In addition, because the fees received by the Adviser are based on the Managed Assets of the Fund, the Adviser has a financial
incentive for the Fund to use certain forms of leverage (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings and preferred shares), which may create a conflict of interest between the Adviser and the Common Stockholders.

Temporary Defensive Positions. During temporary defensive periods or in order to keep the Fund’s cash fully invested, including
during the period when the net proceeds of the offer are being invested, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and principal investment strategy. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its Managed Assets in certain
short-term (less than one (1) year to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest consist of: (i) obligations
of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii) bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks denominated in any currency;
(iii) floating rate securities and other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv) finance company and corporate commercial paper and other short-term corporate debt
obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations; (v) repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi) shares of money market funds.

The Adviser

The Adviser is headquartered
at 515 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. The Adviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser was organized in 1987 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. (“TCW”). As
of [ ], 2025, the Adviser and its affiliated companies, which provide a variety of investment management and advisory services, had approximately $[ ] under management or committed to management.

As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses borne, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee by
the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100 million of the Fund’s average Managed Assets and 0.50% of the Fund’s average Managed Assets in