UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	27-3380000
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, TX	76102
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-193986

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

The description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) as included under the caption “Description of Our Capital Stock” in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form N-2, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 18, 2014 (Registration No. 333-193986), including exhibits, and as may be subsequently amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.

Item 2. Exhibits

Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: March 19, 2014

TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC.
By:	/s/ Joshua Easterly
	Joshua Easterly
	Co-Chief Executive Officer