# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001825265
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-097468
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 9698
**Document Hash:** d2c65f4d444e248890e441ac65b1e096
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-097468.hdr.sgml**: 20260309

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-097468

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SC TO-I/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260309

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260309

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001825265

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC TO-I/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-93603
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26733093

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 SOUTH FLOWER ST
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2132440000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 SOUTH FLOWER ST
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001825265

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC TO-I/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 SOUTH FLOWER ST
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2132440000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 SOUTH FLOWER ST
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**SCHEDULE TO** 

**(Amendment No. 2)** 

**Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)** 

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 

## TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC
**(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))** 

**Limited Liability Company Units** 

**(Title of Class of Securities)** 

**N/A** 

**(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)** 

**Andrew Bowden, Esq.** 

**Executive Vice President and General Counsel** 

**The TCW Group, Inc.** 

**515 South Flower Street** 

**Los Angeles, CA 90071** 

**(213) 244-0000** 

**(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)** 

***Copy to:***

**Vadim Avdeychik, Esq.** 

**Debevoise & Plimpton LLP** 

**66 Hudson Boulevard** 

**New York, NY 10001** 

**(212) 909-6000** 

☐ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

☐ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

☐ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

☐ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☐

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

☐ Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

☐ Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

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**AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO** 

**SCHEDULE TO** 

This Amendment No. 2 ("**Amendment No. 2**") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") on January 14, 2026, and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026 (as amended, together with all exhibits, the "**Schedule TO**") by TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Amendment No. 2 is filed with the SEC on March 9, 2026, to extend the length of time that the Exchange Offer will remain open. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule TO.

This Amendment No. 2 is being filed solely to extend the expiration date of the Exchange Offer to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on March 20, 2026, unless the Exchange Offer is extended or earlier terminated.

All references to the expiration of the Exchange Offer shall be deemed to be amended to the above referenced information.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment No. 2 amends and restates the items of the Schedule TO that are being amended and restated hereby, and unaffected items and exhibits in the Schedule TO are not included herein. This Amendment No. 2 should be read in conjunction with the Schedule TO and the related Offer to Exchange as the same may be further amended or supplemented and filed with the SEC.

**Item 1.** **Summary Term Sheet.** <br>

The information set forth in Item 4 below is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 4.** **Terms of the Transaction.** <br>

This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements Items 1 and 4 of the Schedule TO as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) *Extension of the Exchange Offer.* DL VIII is extending the expiration date of the Exchange Offer until 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on March 20, 2026, unless the Exchange Offer is extended or earlier terminated. The Exchange Offer had been previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 6, 2026, unless the Exchange Offer was extended or earlier terminated. Throughout the Schedule TO, the Exchange Offer and the other offering materials and acceptance and exercise documents, all references to the expiration date of the Exchange Offer are hereby amended to extend the expiration date of the Exchange Offer until 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on March 20, 2026, unless the Exchange Offer is extended or earlier terminated.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) *Clarification of Withdrawal Rights*. If you change your mind and do not want to participate in the Exchange Offer, you may submit a Notice of Withdrawal to TCW Asset Management Company LLC (the "Adviser") at the address or email indicated in the Exchange Offer filed with the SEC on January 14, 2026 at any time prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer, which is now 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on March 20, 2026. The Notice of Withdrawal must be properly completed and must be returned to the Adviser on or prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer.

**Item 12.** **Exhibits.** <br>

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

[(a)(1)(M) Email to Unitholders, dated March 8, 2026](d49521dex99a1m.htm)

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**SIGNATURE** 

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 9, 2026

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC | TCW DIRECT LENDING VIII LLC |
| By: | /s/ Andrew Kim |
|  | Name: Andrew Kim |
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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## Ex-99.(A)(1)(M)

**Exhibit (a)(1)(M)** 

**CONFIDENTIAL** 

March 8, 2026

Dear Investor:

As an investor in TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, ("DL VIII") you should have received (i) an email on January 14, 2026 containing information regarding an exchange offer pursuant to which you may elect to tender all or a portion of your units in DL VIII (the "DL VIII Units") in exchange for an equal number of units of TCW Specialty Lending LLC (the "Perpetual Fund" and such units, the "Perpetual Fund Units"), and (ii) an email on February 20, 2026, containing information regarding the initial extension of the exchange offer expiration date to March 6, 2026.

Please be advised that the expiration date for the exchange offer as described in the offer to exchange memorandum distributed to unitholders (the "Offer to Exchange") and the related letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), each dated January 14, 2026, and other documents related to the exchange offer (which together, as they may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the "Offering Materials") has been extended to **March 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time**. As of Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. New York City time, approximately 26.26% of unitholders have validly elected to exchange DL VIII Units for an equivalent number of Perpetual Fund Units. An additional 8.24% of unitholders have submitted exchange elections that have been received but have not yet been determined to be valid and remain subject to confirmation. We are extending the exchange offer to accommodate a significant number of unitholders who requested additional time for due diligence, investment committee meetings and documentation completion.

For the full Offering Materials, please refer to the emails previously sent to you or the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1825265/000119312526012276/d816341dsctoi.htm. Please note that all references in the Offering Materials to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, March 6, 2026 or the "Expiration Date" of the exchange offer are hereby amended to refer to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on Friday, March 20, 2026. The Offering Materials otherwise remain unchanged.

If you have already tendered your DL VIII Units and still wish for such DL VIII Units to be repurchased, you do not need to take any further action.

Please feel free to contact Hudson Evei at (617) 936-2277 or via e-mail at hudson.evei@tcw.com or Will Lloyd at (646) 656-3935 or via e-mail at william.lloyd@tcw.com if you have questions.

Sincerely,

TCW Client Services