# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001916608
**File Stem:** 0001580642-25-004932
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 4909
**Document Hash:** bee9f8e13cffc9fb70b3acf85f94eea1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001580642-25-004932.hdr.sgml**: 20250807

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001580642-25-004932

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250801

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250807

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250806

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TCW Star Direct Lending LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001916608

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-01566
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251190860

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 CLARENDON STREET
- **STREET 2:** 51ST FLOOR
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-936-2275

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 CLARENDON STREET
- **STREET 2:** 51ST FLOOR
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** N Middle Market Lending, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220311

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 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): August 6, 2025 (August 1, 2025)

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| **TCW Star Direct Lending LLC** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

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| **Delaware** | **814-01566** | **88-1126955** |
| (State or other jurisdiction <br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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| **200 Clarendon Street,** **51<sup>st</sup> Floor**<br> **Boston, Massachusetts** | **02116** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(617) 936-2275**<br>

**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 (<u>see</u> 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))

☒ 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).

☐ 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.

**Item 8.01. Other Events.**

Effective August 1, 2025, the board of directors of TCW Star Direct Lending LLC (the "Company") appointed Christopher Marzullo as the Company's Global Chief Compliance Officer.

Prior to joining the Company as Global Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Marzullo served as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Brandywine Global Investment Management where he was responsible for overseeing and managing all legal and compliance matters globally for the past 17 years. Before joining Brandywine Global, he was Associate General Counsel with Legg Mason, responsible for providing legal and compliance advice to Legg Mason's various investment advisor subsidiaries. Mr. Marzullo began his career as a trial attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Marzullo earned his BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and his JD magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Effective same date, August 1, 2025, Gladys Xiques resigned as Global Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Ms. Xiques did not indicate that her departure was related to or a result of any disagreement relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **TCW STAR Direct Lending LLC** | **TCW STAR Direct Lending LLC** | **TCW STAR Direct Lending LLC** |
| Date: August 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Andrew Kim | /s/ Andrew Kim |
|  |  | Name: | Andrew Kim |
|  |  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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