# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001544206
**File Stem:** 0001544206-25-000055
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6167
**Document Hash:** 0435922734b0aa0273c391d62a697789
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001544206-25-000055.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001544206-25-000055

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250609

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001544206

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 454727439
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-00995
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251046507

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, SUITE 3400
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 813-4900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, SUITE 3400
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TCG BDC, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170315

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120308

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

 

**FORM 8-K** 

 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2025**

 

**Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

 

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| **Maryland** | **814-00995** | **80-0789789** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| **One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400** | **One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 3400** | |
| **New York,** | **New York** | **10017** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**(212) 813-4900** 

**(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)**

**Not Applicable**

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock | CGBD | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

    

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**Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** 

On June 9, 2025, Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (the ***"Company"***) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "***Special Meeting***"). The following proposal was voted on at the Special Meeting: (1) to authorize the Company, with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of the Company's common stock, during the next 12 months following stockholder approval, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations described in the proxy statement.

At the Special Meeting, holders of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock voted upon the proposal to authorize the Company, with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of the Company's common stock, during the next 12 months following stockholder approval, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations described in the proxy statement.

As of April 7, 2025, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 72,902,981 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote. 36,641,342 shares of common stock were present or represented at the Special Meeting, constituting a quorum.

The final voting results for the proposal submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Special Meeting are set forth below. The proposal was approved by the requisite vote.

**Proposal 1.** The authorization of the Company, with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of the Company's common stock, during the next 12 months following stockholder approval, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations described in the proxy statement:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>For</u>** | **<u>Against</u>** | **<u>Abstain</u>** | **<u>Broker Non-Votes</u>** |
| 26,812,611 | 8,907,729 | 921,002 |  |

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**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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC.** |
| | | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant) |
| Dated: June 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Joshua Lefkowitz |
|  |  | Joshua Lefkowitz |
|  |  | Secretary |

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